Elaine Loughlin: Political winds of change are certain to blow through the Dáil

Elections have already produced seismic shifts elsewhere in 2024 and in a world of uncertainly, one thing Ireland can be sure of is that the next Dáil will be utterly different to this one, with almost 30 TDs departing

Former Social Democrats leaders Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall are to depart. Picture: PA

Liz Truss, Ian Paisley Jr, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Penny Mordaunt — elections can chew up and spit out even the most high profile of political Titans.

Only seven months in and 2024 has already been marked by seismic shifts across the world’s political landscape.