Latest: Sinn Féin candidate Mark Ward has been elected to the Dáil following the Dublin Mid-West by-election.

Fine Gael byelection candidate Verona Murphy has insisted she will be running for the party in the next General Election.

Voter turnout is still slow in the four by-elections being held today.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has yet to speak to the Transport Minister Shane Ross about “interference” by Fine Gael byelection candidate Verona Murphy in the operation of the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

Some four decades after he first put his name forward for election to the Dáil, Fine Gael Senator Colm Burke is hoping that the result might finally fall in his favour.

The byelection takes place on November 29 in four areas - Cork North Central, Dublin Mid-West, Dublin Fingal and Wexford.

Sinn Féin and Renua Ireland have both insisted they are in pole position to claim the fifth seat in the general election after positive showings in the Carlow Kilkenny byelection.

On Saturday, Kilkenny was filled with thoughts of tightrope walking, fire juggling that has burned more than a few, and a horse-and-pony show that still keeps at least some entertained.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has finally won a by-election at the seventh time of asking in a badly needed victory that has relieved pressure on his leadership position.

Selecting the right candidates for the general election is a big problem, writes Gary Murphy

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has predicted that the Carlow- Kilkenny byelection will be decided on transfers.

Throughout the Carlow-Kilkenny byelection right now, there is a large shadow hanging over the race. So big it comes all the way from the Office of the EU Agriculture Commissioner in Brussels.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has been put on notice that he could face a heave if the party fails to win the looming Carlow-Kilkenny byelection.