Sligo Leitrim TD against grouping of several constituency counties
The stitching of several counties into one Dáil constituency should be abandoned. That’s according to Sligo-Leitrim TD, Marc McSharry. However, he does not take issue with two counties pooled together, like Longford-Westmeath. But the Independent Deputy says any more than two means voters could become disenfranchised. https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/News%20Clips%202022/MacSharry%20Constituencies.mp3
Likely to be March before changes to electoral areas will be known
The Minister of State for Electoral Reform has confirmed that changes to the local electoral areas are unlikely to be known before March of next year. It gives councillors about a year before the next local elections in 2019 to review the changes. Amendments to the Dail constituencies and local…