The Electoral Commission has put another plaster on a wound that will only get deeper 

With the population expected to rise considerably over the coming decades, it could leave with an unwieldy Dáil of about 250 representatives by the middle of the century. Is it time for Constitutional reform, asks Elaine Loughlin

Article 16 of the Constitution specifies there must be one TD for between 20,000 and 30,000 of the population.

With our new Dáil constituencies now announced for the next general election, is it finally time to look at a more permanent solution around the number of TDs we elect?

Census 2022 marked the first time in 171 years that the population of Ireland surpassed the five million mark. This figure is expected to rise to six million by 2050, which will undoubtedly put a strain on everything from our health services, to education, housing, infrastructure and our political system.