‘If I’m half the TD that Dad was I’ll be happy’

Helen McEntee became the youngest female TD in the Dáil yesterday after topping the poll in Meath East and taking her late father’s seat.

The 26-year-old said she was looking forward to the challenge of working in Leinster House after she received nearly the same number of votes as her father Shane.

Addressing supporters at the count centre in Ashbourne, she said it was a “bittersweet day”.