European elections: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in pitched battle to take final two Dublin seats

Fine Gael European election candidate Barry Andrews is predicted to take one the two remaining European Parliament seats in Dublin. Photograph: Damien Storan/PA Wireseats in Dublin, sources in both parties believe, but indications on Sunday evening were that the remaining two seats would be a pitched battle lasting days.fell apart early on Saturday, meaning there was a dearth of reliable data to inform projections as the announcement of the first count approached.

Niall Boylan of Independent Ireland said he was confident of being in the mix for a seat as the count progressed, as did the Labour Party’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. Green Party sources said they were not optimistic about retaining Ciarán Cuffe’s seat despite managing decent results in the local elections in the capital. On Sunday, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said the party had endured a “mixed” day in the elections.

A range of candidates critical of immigration were also on the ballot paper in Dublin but were not expected to poll well, raising the prospect of their rapid elimination and the distribution of their second preferences overnight into Monday.

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