Gallagher tops Michael D as farmers’ number one choice

SEAN GALLAGHER is the man that Irish farmers want to see in the Áras — with nearly a third of those questioned in a farmers’ poll planning to give him their number one.

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) research shows that if the presidential campaign was to take place tomorrow, 30% of farmers would go for the independent candidate Gallagher.

The national frontrunner, Labour’s Michael D Higgins doesn’t appear to be getting the farming vote as he’s at just 16.36%. It’s Fine Gael’s Gay Mitchell who is in second place at 22.72%. Michael D is third in this poll.