Constituency Changes
The number of TDs elected and the number of constituencies contested remained the same as for the previous general election, though there were substantial boundary changes.
- Limerick East (5) replaced by Limerick City (4)
- Limerick West (3) replaced by Limerick (3)
- Kerry North (3) replaced by Kerry North–West Limerick (3)
- Dublin West (from 3 to 4)
- Dún Laoghaire (from 5 to 4)
- Louth (from 4 to 5)
Boundary changes were also made in twenty other constituencies.
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