Irish Examiner view: New Dáil seats to uproot Irish elections

Mary Lou McDonald's party is expected to run as many as three party members in certain constituencies.

In a little over a week, the Irish political landscape will receive a makeover which may or may not decide the outcome of the next general election here.

On August 30, the Electoral Commission will publish its boundary commission report and it is expected to announce there will be up to 21 new seats in Dáil Éireann in what is expected to be the biggest reform of the Irish electoral system in decades.