Byelections: campaign trail stories and final predictions

About this episode

The episode discusses the final predictions and stories from the campaign trail for the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections.

Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee join Hugh for a final look at the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections before voting takes place on Friday. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Hugh Linehan

Guests: Cormac McQuinn, Harry McGee

Topics covered

• byelections
• Dublin Central
• Galway West
• political predictions
• campaign stories

Keywords

• byelections
• Dublin Central
• Galway West
• politics
• campaign trail
• predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Irish Times

Places: Dublin Central, Galway West

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