Constituency profile: Cork South West

Taking in some of the most rugged and isolated areas in the country, the Cork South West constituency is based around fishing, agriculture, and tourism, but pharma, food, and the IT sectors provide significant jobs.

The constituency usually elects a candidate from the three roughly defined geographical areas — west, mid, and east.

That trend was bucked in 2011 when two seats were won in the mid section and in the peninsulas, in the west. But a return to the status quo is expected this time around.