Constituency profile: Carlow-Kilkenny

Fianna Fáil were trounced here in 2011, their vote slumping from 47.7% to 28.1%.

That led to Fine Gael taking three seats.

Given his failure to bring in a running mate in 2007, Phil Hogan was publicly rebuked by Enda Kenny, but, in 2011, Hogan was one of those three elected Fine Gael TDs.