Constituency profile: Galway West

The one certainty is that Eamon O’Cuiv’s seat could be the safest in Ireland — even though politicians hate hearing that.

Constituency changes, a packed race, and a split between the city and county makes the calling of this five-seater quite difficult.

In Galway City, voter concerns run from the run-down emergency department at the city centre hospital to water charges and the lack of jobs and housing.