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Sources
- Department of the Environment (1995). "Local elections, 1994" (PDF).
Citations
- ↑ Local Government Act 1994, s. 17 ( No. 8 of 1994, s. 17 ). Act of the Oireachtas . Archived from the original on 6 July 2017.Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 April 2016.; Local Government (Boundaries) (Town Elections) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 114 of 1994 ). Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland . Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 14 April 2016.
- ↑ DofE 1995, p. 121.
