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- ↑ "Miriam Kearney". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ↑ The Irish Times (20 August 1981), front page.
- ↑ The Irish Times (14 September 1981), page 11.
- ↑ The Irish Times (6 November 1981), page 14.
- ↑ The Irish Times (9 February 1982), page 5.
- ↑ The Irish Times (11 March 1982), page 6.
- ↑ Browne, Vincent (6 April 1982). "The Magill Guide to Election 82". Magill Publications – via Google Books.
- ↑ The Irish Times (24 March 1983), page 4.
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