Mary Lou McDonald said ‘pressure is for tyres’ when asked if her leadership was coming under pressure

Ennis said the party performed well because “we didn’t bend on who we were”.

Fine Gael senator Sean Kyne is on 9,647 first preference votes and Labour councillor Helen Ogbu is on 5,462

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin told reporters Dublin Central was a ‘poor result’.

Ballot boxes are being opened following the Galway West and Dublin Central byelections

Two new members of the Dáil will be selected in the byelections on Friday.

The respective by-elections are being held in Galway West and Dublin Central.

The Electoral Commission is urging members of the public in those constituencies to check the electoral register to ensure they are registered to vote.

The nomination period for the upcoming by elections on May 22nd closed at noon on Friday.

The 25-year-old from Maree, Oranmore, who has a Degree in Food and Agribusiness Management from UCD, was elected as Galway County Council’s youngest councillor in 2024.

The Green Party leader said Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris were ‘not prepared to give leadership’ over the climate.

The Sinn Féin president said her party will contest the resulting by-election in the constituency

Here is everything you need to know about Galway West before heading to the polls on November 29th.

She will stand in Galway West after she and Councillor John Connolly were both selected to stand at a party convention.