BREAKING: Kildare will vote in one more TD in the next election
Both Kildare constituencies have been redrawn
Kildare will have one more representative in Dáil Éireann following the next general election, due in March 2025.
An extra seat will be added to the Kildare North constituency, which now becomes a five seater.
This follows a recommendation from the Electoral Commission, in the wake of an examination of constituencies, county and constituency boundaries and population growth.
The four new areas added to the enlarged areas are all in the greater Naas area - specifically Donore, Caragh, Ladytown, Two Mile House and Killashee.
The EC’s report noted that Kildare North has had a population of 134,896, according to the most recent census.
It is also the second fastest growing constituency nationally - rising by 15,248 or 12.8% since 2016.
Meanwhile Kildare South will continue to elect 4 TDs.
It will lose parts of Offaly and Laois as well as the aforementioned areas added to Kildare North.
Kildare South has a current population of 125,979.
This is a rise of 11,169 (0.7%) since 2016 and this increase allowed the transfers to Kildare North, Offaly and Laois while maintaining its status as a four seater.
In line with maintaining county boundaries as far as possible, the Laois Offaly constituency is to become two separate constituencies representing either county.
Laois Offaly was a five seater and the new Offaly constituency will have three TDs, to reflect the drop in population caused by the splitting of the two.
This will be the first time since the foundation of the State that the Offaly constituency reflects the county boundary.
Wicklow is to become a four seat constituency, which means a loss of one seat.
It will lose swathes of the south of the county, including Rathdrum, Arklow, Tinahely and Canew to a new Wicklow Wexford constituency, which will return three TDs.