Socialist Higgins is first party leader to lose seat

Socialist Party leader Joe Higgins is the first high profile candidate to lose out in this year's election.

Socialist Higgins is first party leader to lose seat
Fri, 25 May, 2007 - 20:24

Socialist Party leader Joe Higgins is the first high profile candidate to lose out in this year's election.

He lost out to Labour's Joan Burton for the final seat in Dublin West.

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