Letter to the Editor: Candidate’s death almost led to a legal wrangle

The untimely death of Marese Skehan, an Independent election candidate for the Tipperary constituency in the forthcoming election, prompts the question: Has any other candidate died on the campaign trail in the history of democratic elections to the Dáil?

It also created a constitutional dilemma in relation to the legal situation regarding the holding of the election in the Tipperary constituency following the sad passing of an election candidate whose name appears on the ballot paper?