Lorcan Allen (born 27 March 1940) is an Irish farmer and former

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politician. Allen was elected to

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as a Fianna Fáil TD for the

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constituency at the 1961 general election. Aged 21 years and 6 months at the time, he is the third youngest ever TD. He held his seat in 6 succeeding general elections until his defeat at the November 1982 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the next two general elections. When

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appointed his first Government in December 1979, Allen became a

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, appointed to the Department of Agriculture, a position he retained in the short-serving 1982 Government. Allen was a member of

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from 1985 to 2009, and of

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Town Council from 1999 to 2014.

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