Unelected TDs begin to clear out offices

The big clear-out of Leinster House has begun after the public voted for a spring clean of TDs and ministers.

There were tears and hugs as those who failed to retain their seats began moving boxes, files, and personal mementos out of their offices yesterday.

Although no official deadline is put on when unelected TDs must vacate their offices, the Houses of the Oireachtas have already begun contacting those who have lost their seats so they can reassign their desks to those entering the Dáil for the first time.