#Elections2019: Sinn Féin 'in trouble' if general election is called, MEP candidate says

A Sinn Féin MEP candidate has warned the party will be in "trouble" at the next general election unless it learns lessons "very, very quickly" from its local and European elections slump.

Matt Carthy made the prediction after the first count in the Midlands North West constituency on Monday afternoon, saying Dublin candidate Lynn Boylan faces "an uphill battle" and Ireland South's Liadh Ni Riada is polling far lower than planned.