Fine Gael confident of taking two EU seats in Midlands North-West

Internal party polling puts Maria Walsh and Nina Carberry on track to be elected to the European Parliament in the five-seater constituency

Fine Gael candidate Maria Walsh is polling at 12% in the Fine Gael-commissioned poll. Picture: Dan Linehan

Fine Gael is confident it can now take two European Parliament seats in the Midlands North-West constituency.

Internal party polling, seen by the Irish Examiner, puts both Fine Gael candidates Maria Walsh and Nina Carberry on track to be elected in the five-seater constituency.