GE2020 has officially kicked off Here are some of the contentious constituencies to watch in General Election 2020
Yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that the general election will take place on Saturday 8 February – the first time an election has been held on a Saturday since 1918.
In recent weeks, Cork North Central became a constituency which promised to be unpredictable in this election campaign. The Wexford constituency has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons for Fine Gael after its by-election hopes imploded in front of the party’s eyes with Verona Murphy. Murphy said she does not want to reduce immigration into this country but that she wants to stop it being done illegally.Also running is Labour leader Brendan Howlin, Fine Gael’s Michael D’Arcy and Paul Kehoe, Fianna Fáil’s James Browne, Cllr Lisa McDonald, recently elected Malcolm Byrne and Cllr. Michael Sheehan.
‘Swing-gate’ was probably one of the most used sayings last year, with many a meme and joke doing damage to Fine Gael. How damaging to the party was the whole scandal?With four seats for the taking, Minister of State Mary Mitchell O’Connor will be hopeful it wasn’t too destructive for her party, as she hopes to retain her seat.
Frances Fitzgerald is no longer running in this constituency, so both women hope to capitalise on her votes. Casey was not shy about criticising the Taoiseach during his presidential campaign, and he won’t be this time around. Michael White is running for the Green Party, Mary T Sweeney for Aontú, Maghnus Monaghan for Renua, as well as Independent Thomas Pringle.
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