More seats and new constituencies: a first look at the redrawn electoral map

<p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/electoral-commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electoral Commission</a>&nbsp;has published its highly anticipated<a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/irish-constituencies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;constituency review</a> which, as expected, recommends an increase in the number of Dáil seats to let representation keep pace with population growth. </p><br><p>The review, which is expected to be approved by the Dáil, also recommends the creation of new constituencies and the adjustment of others. </p><br><p>But what does it all mean for voters and politicians? Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee join Pat Leahy to dig into the review. </p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>