Cowen braces himself for 100 lost council seats

FIANNA FÁIL was last night bracing itself to lose up to 100 council seats and see its Euro tally dive to just two as it faced a meltdown in support.

With just three full days of campaigning left until the triple election showdown, Brian Cowen was shown to have made absolutely no headway with voters as a fresh poll showed his party at an historic low.

Fianna Fáil dropped another three points to stand at 21% as Fine Gael and Labour both solidified their support and stayed on 34% and 18% respectively.