Political parties to ramp up canvassing ahead of Dublin Bay-South vote

Labour's Ivana Bacik is thought to be a strong contender to secure the seat, which has typically been viewed as a safe seat for Fine Gael

Labour's Ivana Bacik chats with Gerry Roche in Terenure as she canvasses in the Dublin Bay South by-election. Picture: Niall Carson

Parties have vowed to ramp up canvassing this week, with days to go until Thursday's Dublin Bay-South by-election.

Previously billed to be a race between Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan and Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan, it appears the main threat to Leo Varadkar's party is Labour’s Ivana Bacik.