Paschal Donohoe a major winner as three constituencies get an extra TD

The Dáil is set to gain two more TDs from the next election as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is a major winner in the redraw of constituency boundaries announced tonight, writes Daniel McConnell.

The Constituency Boundary Commission report has recommended that the number of members of Dáil Éireann should be 160 and that there should be 39 constituencies.