Do all young TDs hold ageist views?

I WRITE in horror at Damien English’s recent thoughtless ageist comments. This is an important issue for people who are near Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny’s grand old age of 55.

On Morning Ireland, where there is no danger of being quoted out of context in a live interview, Mr English said if there was an election for Fine Gael leader, there should be “a generation skip”. He said he would vote for a younger man “naturally enough” because he himself is a member of the younger TDs group.

As Mr English will only vote for his own “group”, does he also exclude women, black and disabled people and those who are not from Meath?