McGuinness insists Ferris is a racing certainty to retain seat for Sinn Féin
Mr McGuinness was a popular visitor in a town with strong Republican traditions and he was given a warm welcome by astute sporting punters who might also be wise to have a wager on Deputy Ferris to retain his Dáil seat — although the odds might not be too generous.
Mr McGuinness took in the event as part of an overnight visit to the key Kerry North-Limerick West constituency and after meeting party officials and canvassers later on Friday night, he was back on the streets of Tralee to meet and greet voters on Saturday morning at the same time that Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was canvassing in nearby Killarney.
