The only certainty is uncertainty, but here are the key bellwethers and battlegrounds in the European and local elections
Election results: The candidates and constituencies to watch and what the main parties are hoping forFor the first time in more than four years, Ireland is having an election, with almost 1,000 seats to be filled.
At a basic level, polls suggest a seat is on offer for each of the large parties in each of the three European constituencies. In, the Civil War parties will be threatened by a surge in support for Independents and an anticipated recovery for Sinn Féin.
Some Fine Gael strategists are adamant they can hold their number of seats level at 255 “or come damn close to it”, says one. If Sinn Féin underperform their midterm polling , the title of the largest party in local government is a prize both will be vying for. Watch out for a tussle for supremacy in city councils in Galway and Cork, where Sinn Féin will put them under pressure, and in Fingal commuter battlegrounds such as Howth-Malahide, Rush, Lusk and Swords.
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