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The Candidate
The Explainer
30 Apr 2026
Two byelections, three weeks out, and nobody can call either of them
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In Dublin Central, Sinn Féin should be the favourites but the Social Democrats are quietly eating into their vote, and Gerry Hutch is back with a first-preference base that nobody should be ignoring. In Galway West, Catherine Connolly's seat is up for grabs and the left parties that united to get her into the Áras have gone straight back to fighting each other. Sinéad O'Carroll, Christina Finn, and Jane Matthews walk through both constituencies