Around 10,000 voters North of Nenagh will now be voting in the new Offaly constituency.
Many Tipp residents say they feel disenfranchised by the move which came about following the recommendations of the Boundary Commission.
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Birr based Fine Gael candidate Marcella Corcoran Kennedy told Fran Curry on Tipp Today that she is well aware of their concerns but says people need to look at the bigger picture.
Meanwhile, Fianna Fail candidate for the constituency Barry Cowen insists that issues raised on the doorsteps in North Tipp are just as important to him as those in Birr or Tullamore.
Speaking on Tipp Today with Fran Curry the outgoing deputy in Laois Offaly says he is very mindful of the 10 thousand or so voters in the Lower Ormond.
