At 24, Cork's new Labour TD Eoghan Kenny will be the Dáil's youngest

At 24 years of age, Labour’s new TD in Cork North Central Eoghan Kenny will be one of the youngest in Dáil Éireann after he was deemed elected on Monday night following a recount

Eoghan Kenny, the newly elected Cork North Central TD for Labour. Picture: Chani Anderson

For some, their electoral success might look like an overnight phenomenon. But for two of Cork’s new TDs, it’s the culmination of years of political activism.

At 24 years of age, Labour’s new TD in Cork North Central, Eoghan Kenny — the party’s only TD in Cork — will be one of the youngest in Dáil Éireann after he was deemed elected on Monday night following a recount.