Fianna Fáil backlash unlikely from Munster

THE supposed major backlash against Fianna Fáil certainly isn’t apparent in Munster.

The party appears set to hold its own in local elections in the South constituency by taking 39% of the vote down marginally on 2002.

Nonetheless, there are worrying signs for Bertie Ahern in the results of the Irish Examiner/Prime Time opinion poll, conducted by Lansdowne Market Research.