Trinity Senator claims extending votes to all universities would ruin Seanad

A Trinity College senator has said he would rather abolish the Seanad than extend votes to graduates from all universities.

Trinity Senator claims extending votes to all universities would ruin Seanad

A Trinity College senator has said he would rather abolish the Seanad than extend votes to graduates from all universities.

Sean Barrett said having an electorate of 800,000 people will mean only major political parties have the resources to elect candidates.

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