Election 2024: The only poll that matters to Gráinne Seoige is 'the one at the ballot box’

The first-time Fianna Fáil candidate for Galway West is familiar to voters as a TV presenter but a new poll shows she will struggle to win a seat

Gráinne Seoige goes on an election walkabout in Connemara. Picture: Ray Ryan

At the end of a long day canvassing for votes in Connemara, the mist is beginning to roll in and a dark cloud hangs over Gráinne Seoige and her team.

The Fianna Fáil candidate for Galway West has just learned of a new poll which indicates the first-timer will seriously struggle to claim a seat in the upcoming election.