Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn on the latest episode of the Election Daily podcast.
It’s day four of the count and only a handful of seats remain unfilled in the local elections with Fianna Fáil slightly ahead of Fine Gael for the majority of seats.
Sinn Féin now has 100 seats which is an improvement on its disastrous 2019 election, however Jennifer Bray has reported on the growing unease within the party over Mary Lou McDonald’s leadership.
The Dublin count is nearing its moment of truth with Barry Andrews and Regina Doherty looking comfortably in, with the final two seats still to play for.
Declan Rice and Jack Grealish brush off boos to be England’s two best players against Ireland
David McWilliams: Just think what might have happened if Hitler’s money had fallen from the heavens in 1943
A wealth of late-blooming plants are bright stars of the autumn garden
Nilüfer Yanya: ‘You are a bit of a target. You never really feel completely safe’
The team discuss the latest results, the possibility of an autumn election and answer some listener questions.
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