The two Fianna Fáil candidates, Anne Rabbitte and Brendan Smith, will now be able to campaign across the constituency rather than being restricted by designated geographical areas
Fianna Fáil has made a significant change to its campaign strategy for the European constituency of Midlands-North-West, days after a poll raised questions about the party's performance.
A directive from Fianna Fáil headquarters had dictated that roughly one-third of the constituency was given solely to Deputy Rabbitte, another third solely to Deputy Smith, with the remaining area open to both candidates to campaign in. The poor showing by Fianna Fáil, albeit in a survey with a much higher margin of error than national polls, has also encouraged Fine Gael to re-allocate territory - but this time with the agreement of their two candidates.
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