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SocDems' Ennis Tops Tally as It 'Could Be Difficult for Sinn Fein to Catch Up'
The former League of Ireland player and community worker could give the Social Democrats a breakthrough after building support on local issues.
- Social Democrats candidate Daniel Ennis won the Dublin Central by-election, topping the poll to fill the seat vacated by former minister Paschal Donohoe.
- Constituents voted on Friday to fill vacancies left by Donohoe, who joined the World Bank, and Catherine Connolly, who became president.
- Ennis finished 2% ahead of Sinn Fein's Janice Boylan, who received 20%, while Green Party Cllr Janet Horner, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, and Ray McAdam received 11%.
- Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald acknowledged it was "not our day," noting political growth sometimes takes "detours" after the party failed to capture the seat.
- The new TD for Dublin Central plans to prioritize eradicating dereliction, increasing home building, and boosting Garda presence to address community needs.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
11%
R 22%
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