Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael will likely each take one of the four seats with left-wing candidates vying for final one
Social Democrats
Five-seat constituency stretches from Bray to west Cork and from the Cliffs of Moher to Hook Head
Constituency profile - Midlands North-West: Consensus remains that the three big parties and Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan will take four of the five seats
This day next week, Ireland goes to the polls to elect councillors, MEPs and a mayor for Limerick. Here’s the state of the nation
Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordán and the Social Democrats’ Sineád Gibney - both candidates for the European Parliament in Dublin - knock on constituent doors to take the temperature of voters
Local elections: More women starting to make a mark in a political system ultimately ‘designed primarily for men by men’
The number was just 56 in 2019. More than half the candidates from a migrant background are women
The local elections have captured the imagination of Ireland’s younger generation as they go on the canvass in the next few weeks
Fine Gael rise and Sinn Féin decline ties support among leading parties - Fianna Fáil holds steady in third with Micheál Martin still most popular leader
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Fine Gael now level with main Opposition party while support for Fianna Fáil and most smaller parties steady
Holly Cairns to complain to State broadcaster over omission of Rory Hearne and Susan Doyle from televised European vote debates
Sinéad Gibney says she ‘worked effectively with colleagues to mitigate any such risk or perception of risk’
Critics describe university’s decision as attempt to suppress student protests
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