Dublin Bay South

It’s not just enough for Fine Gael to scare voters away from Sinn Féin; it must give them a compelling reason to vote Fine Gael

Analysis: It’s all over bar the counting and Bacik looks to be coasting home to victory

Tally figures showed the Labour candidate on more than 30 per cent of the vote

General turnout unlikely to top 40%, as Bacik and Geoghegan considered frontrunners

Voters cannot transfer to another candidate of the same party, so where will they go?

Contest likely to be a two-horse race between FG’s James Geoghegan and Labour’s Ivana Bacik

Thursday’s vote widely seen as contest between Labour candidate and FG’s James Geoghegan

Dáil numbers are tight and the last thing we want now is instability – there is too much to do

Independent candidate an outsider but still believes he can give voice to ‘ordinary people’

Dublin Bay South candidate has run superficial campaign based on brand of bland nothingness

James Geoghegan calls for antigen testing to be allocated key role in society’s reopening

Labour candidate is in what seems to be two-horse race in Dublin Bay South

Drive to halt increase in pension age backed by Labour, Sinn Féin, Green, Fianna Fáil, Social Democrats and PBP

Deirdre Conroy pushes her local record in an uphill battle for Dublin Bay South

Coverage of important democratic moments must reflect diversity

Byelection likely to join others as just a political history footnote

Contentious scheme is also the subject of a high-profile High Court legal dispute

Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll: Geoghegan faces stiff challenge from Bacik

Pat Leahy speaks to Sorcha Pollak on the national significance of next week’s vote

Opinion Poll: Byelection too close to call

It appears the real battle for the seat will be between Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan and Ivana Bacik of the Labour Party

Votes for Government parties holding up in ‘satisfied suburbs’

Party’s byelection candidate criticises Government parties on rental market

Voters asked to bring pen or pencil to polling station as part of public health measures

‘Only women can represent women effectively,’ says candidate Claire Byrne at launch

Party leaders defend approach to public health advice at launch of Durcan’s campaign

SF economic policies ‘for nothing’, climate policies ‘against everything’, says Donohoe

Date for contest to fill seat vacated by Eoghan Murphy to be confirmed on Wednesday

FG’s Geoghegan tipped by locals to take seat in byelection, Labour’s Bacik popular

Labour Senator officially launches campaign to take seat vacated by Eoghan Murphy

Prospect of having to listen to people banging about constituency until October proved frightening

Councillor chosen over Lord Mayor to contest seat in upcoming byelection

Lynn Boylan officially confirmed as Sinn Féin contender in upcoming byelection

Contentious housing issue likely to test mettle of candidates from Coalition parties

Byelection prompted by former Fine Gael minister Eoghan Murphy vacating the seat

Tánaiste says he expects date to be finalised during coming weeks

High stakes for all the major political parties in Fine Gael heartland constituency

Councillor reminds members he backed Varadkar, while O’Connell backed Coveney

Fine Gael will pick candidate who is ‘most likely to win’ byelection – Varadkar