Election poll - Surprises in store for candidates

Short of a miracle, it would appear that Dana Rosemary Scallon will not be returned to Europe as an MEP, according to the Irish Examiner poll conducted in the North West Constituency.

As the only elected MEP in the three-seater constituency, she currently languishes at 8%, well behind the leaders, a gap which she is unlikely to close.

The findings will be a source of particular satisfaction to junior minister Jim McDaid, as, at 18%, they put him three points ahead of party rival, Sean O’Neachtain, who has previously favoured in another poll.