White in line to take seat for Greens, poll shows

THE Green Party’s Mary White is set to win a historic seat for the party in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, according to an opinion poll to be published in today’s Carlow Nationalist.

The Red C poll for the Nationalist and for Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) indicates that support for the Green Party’s deputy leader has shot up since the 2002 elections from 8% to 12%.

She is in a strong position to take the fourth seat in the five-seat constituency, it concludes.