McDaid: McDowell hurting FF campaign

MICHAEL McDOWELL’S repeated attacks on Sinn Féin are damaging Fianna Fáil’s chances of taking two seats in the North-West constituency, said Junior Minister Jim McDaid.

The FF European election candidate's criticism Mr McDowell comes as an Irish Examiner/Questions & Answers opinion poll shows SF's Pearse Doherty has surprisingly emerged as a contender for one of the constituency's MEP seats.

The European election in the constituency (comprising of nine counties in Connaught and Ulster, and Clare) is wide open with five candidates fighting for three seats, the poll conducted by Lansdowne Market Research shows.