Redrawing of Limerick constituencies ‘a disaster’

LIMERICK’S three electoral constituencies have been radically revised with 13,146 voters being transferred to the constituency of Kerry North under controversial recommendations made to the Government yesterday.

Last night, opposition and Government TDs alike criticised the changes which will see the county lose a seat and transfer thousands of voters to the neighbouring county of Kerry.

The constituency of Limerick East, which is to be renamed Limerick City, will decrease from a five-seater to a four-seater, according to the Constituency Commission’s report published yesterday.