Labour thrives as FG suffers

LABOUR’S resounding presidential win was crowned by winning a Dáil seat in Dublin West which saw candidate Patrick Nulty break a near 30-year trend of government parties failing to win by-elections.

Labour thrives as FG suffers
Sat, 29 Oct, 2011 - 01:00
Juno McEnroe,  Political Reporter

A surprise resurgent support for Fianna Fáil also saw young councillor David McGuinness come close to taking back the seat for his party, left vacant by the death of former minister Brian Lenihan.

Nulty, aged 27, now becomes Labour’s youngest TD in the Dáil after winning 24.3% (8,665) of first preference votes in the constituency.

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