Labour's Bacik well placed for victory in Dublin Bay South, opinion poll suggests

According to a new Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI constituency poll, Ms Bacik is in second place on 22% behind Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan on 27%. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik is well-placed to pull off a surprise by-election victory in Dublin Bay South, a new opinion poll suggests.

According to a new Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI constituency poll, Ms Bacik is in second place on 22% behind Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan on 27%.