Written 2 years ago by Newsroom

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• Shane Cassels is now a FF deputy for Meath West.
• Peadar Tobin SF elected on second count. 
• Damien English FG takes the third seat on the sixth count.
• The three seater finishes as FF 1, SF 1, FG 1

 

Meath West #mhw #ge16 count now complete. 1 FF 1 FG 1 SF. Here’s the story of the count: https://t.co/rFBsviQkrH pic.twitter.com/xLfQ7gu6io

— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 27, 2016

 

Will Faulkner’s prediction:

MEATH WEST

Like Laois, this is a three seat constituency and there are two previous elections from which to draw form. Fianna Fáil returned two candidates in 2007 while Fine Gael won one seat. Five years later, the Fianna Fáil vote collapsed and Fine Gael saw both Damien English and Ray Butler elected, with Peadar Tobín securing the third for Sinn Féin. If national opinion polls are reflected locally, the three big parties should have one candidate each.

Prediction:

Peadar Tobín SF

Shane Cassels FF

Damien English FG

Will Faulkner presents The Midlands Today Show, weekdays 9am-12pm. He was named in Ireland’s top three news broadcasters at the 2015 PPI Radio Awards.