‘Political considerations not a feature’ of constituency boundary reform

Winners and losers when the report is published on Wednesday, says the Electoral Commission’s chief executive

The Electoral Commission’s chief executive Art O’Leary said that 'to the greatest extent possible we tried to abide by county boundaries' in the work to reform constituencies.

Politicians and the public disappointed with the outcome of reforms of constituencies can take it that such situations were unavoidable, the Electoral Commission’s chief executive Art O’Leary has said.

Mr O’Leary said there will be winners and losers when the report is published on Wednesday. It is being anxiously awaited by TDs and political parties.