Leaders clock up the miles as routes reveal strategies

CAMPAIGN journeys made by the main political leaders have started to say a lot about the where they believe votes can be won or lost.

An obvious split has developed in the amount of attention paid to Dublin city and the 47 seats it will provide in the next Dáil.

In particular, Labour’s Eamon Gilmore has concentrated his efforts in the capital. This has been rewarded with two recent polls which put his party on course to harvest the most seats from its 12 constituencies.