Dublin Bay South by-election 'a referendum' on Government performance

Opposition parties eye seat after Fine Gael TD resigns

Labour senator Ivana Bacik says she will be seeking the Labour nomination to run as a candidate in Dublin Bay South. File picture: Gareth Chaney

Opposition parties say the Dublin Bay South by-election will be a referendum on the Government's performance.

Selection conventions are being organised in the coming weeks with Sinn Féin, Labour, People Before Profit, and the Social Democrats confirming they will be contesting the election upon the resignation of Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy, a former housing minister.