Martin battling to save second seat on his own turf

FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has just over two weeks to save his party’s second seat on his own turf in Cork South Central.

It’s a big ask in the five-seat constituency with Fine Gael running three candidates, Labour running two, and a host of independents thrown in for good measure.

But despite Fianna Fáil’s plummeting poll ratings, its rising young star, Carrigaline-based Michael McGrath, may have done enough on the ground over the last five years to hold his seat.