FF split over Kerry boundary plan

A FIANNA FÁIL bid to force the two Kerry Dáil constituencies into a single five-seater has met strong resistance from its ownactivists on the ground.

The submission by the party’s national top brass to the Constituency Commission suggesting the shake-up, which would see the county drop a TD, has been strongly criticised by grassroots members after it was revealed by the Irish Examiner.

With the commission looking at redrawing the political map of the country in time for the next general election, Fine Gael has called on it to consider expanding the Dáil from 166 to 168 members.