Alison O'Connor: Same old territory for the election of women

It's been a “change” election in so many ways, but one certainty we cling to is that we’re stuck in the same old territory when it comes to the election of women to the Dáil.

There were 35 women elected in 2016, hitting record numbers, up 10 from the previous election. Even then, though, our national parliament was well over 80% male.