A lookahead to the bye elections in Galway West and Dublin Central

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming bye elections in Galway West and Dublin Central, featuring insights from Professor Theresa Reidy.

Voters in the constituencies of Galway West and Dublin Central will go to the polls on Friday the 22nd May in two by elections to elect a new representative to Dáil Éireann. The seat in Galway West comes from the election of Catherine Connolly as President, while the Dublin Central seat has been vacated by Paschal Donohoe following his move to the World Bank.  Professor Theresa Reidy of the Department of Government and Politics at UCC joined us to look ahead to both contests.

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Theresa Reidy

Topics covered

• bye elections
• Galway West
• Dublin Central
• Dáil Éireann

Keywords

• elections
• politics
• Ireland

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Galway West, Dublin Central

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