Labour’s Childers set to win Euro seat in East

Nessa Childers is set to pull off a significant coup in the Ireland East constituency by winning a European Parliament seat for Labour.

Labour’s Childers set to win Euro seat in East
Mon, 08 Jun, 2009 - 08:42

Nessa Childers is set to pull off a significant coup in the Ireland East constituency by winning a European Parliament seat for Labour.

Outgoing Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has secured the first seat after topping the poll with a massive 110,000 votes.

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