Kildare TDs and Senators spoke about the widespread emergency in housing 

The numbers have fallen drastically since 2023

“We’ve topped the poll in a few areas. We’ve had a few losses as well, and my heart goes out to them."

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Sinn Féin's Réada Cronin described her first term as a “baptism of fire” but said it had been privilege to represent the people of the constituency