Independents Day: New groupings to thrive after election

TDs such as Stephen Donnelly and groups like People Before Profit look set for roles in any new government, writes Adrian Kavanagh

THE results of May’s local and European election contests, added to a series of strong results in recent opinion polls, suggest that independents will form a very significant grouping in the Dáil after the next general election.

An analysis of recent opinion polls suggest that independents and other groupings could account for more than 30 Dáil seats after this contest.