Category Archives: 2026

2026 Population Estimates: Potential New Dáil Constituency Boundaries and a Case for Six Seat Constituencies?

Adrian Kavanagh, 26th August 2026 Population estimate figures for 2026 for the state and for Dublin were released by the Central Statistics Office on Monday (24 August 2026), estimating the population level within the state to be 5,525,600, marking a … Continue reading

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May 2026 Bye-Elections: Rare Government “Pick Up”, Good Day for the Centre Left and an “OK-ish” Turnout Level

Adrian Kavanagh, 25 May 2026 Bye-election contests are usually bad news for government parties, especially if these occur in the middle of the electoral cycle. Between 1982 and this weekend’s elections, government parties had won by-election contests on only three … Continue reading

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