The party’s candidate Deirdre Conroy received just 4.6 per cent of first preferences in the Dublin Bay South by-election

Despite a difficult campaign and a poor showing in a recent poll, Fianna Fáil’s Deirdre Conroy is refusing to accept ‘anything that hasn’t happened’ while Claire Byrne insists the by-election has been a ‘unifying experience’ for the Greens

In the leafy, well-heeled environs of Dublin Bay South, Ivana Bacik is eager to break her electoral duck, James Geoghegan is learning on the job when it comes to canvassing, and Lynn Boylan hopes to spring a surprise on the government parties

It’s one of the wealthiest constituencies in the country, but its leafy streets will play host to knife-edge political intrigue and infighting in the coming months as half a dozen contenders fight to claim the seat vacated by Eoghan Murphy

While Hazel Chu embarks on a solo run for a Seanad seat, many in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are concerned that their parties’ fragile election pact will fall apart in a welter of mutual distrust