Keeping it in the family: the children and siblings of TDs who won council seats

Brothers of Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Finance Minister easily secured seats on Cork councils

Finance Minister Michael McGrath (left) and his brother Councillor Seamus McGrath at Cork City Hall on Saturday.

The 2024 local elections were very much a family affair in many parts of the country, as siblings and children of notable TDs scooped seats in their local electoral areas.

In Cork, Seamus McGrath romped home with a whopping 5,191 first-preference votes in Carrigaline for Fianna Fáil, more than double the quota.