Who will come out on top in tonight's Galway West opinion poll?
The results of an opinion poll in Galway West ahead of the May 22 Bye-Election will be published at 7pm tonight (Thursday, May 7).
The IPSOS B&A poll, conducted on behalf of TG4 and The Irish Times, will be released on the Irish language TV station’s Nuacht programme, and The Irish Times website.
Voters go to the polls on Friday, May 22 to contest the seat vacated by Independent Catherine Connolly’s election as President last November.
The following are the names of all 17 candidates, in alphabetical order as they will appear on the ballot paper: Néill Bairéad (Independent), AJ Cahill (The Irish People), Mike Cubbard (Independent), Patrick Feeney (Independent), Sheila Garrity (Independent), Cillian Keane (Fianna Fáil), Seán Kyne (Fine Gael), Mark Lohan (Sinn Féin), Niall Murphy (Green Party), Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich (Social Democrats), Orla Nugent (Aontú), Helen Ogbu (The Labour Party), John O’Leary (Independent), Denman Rooke (People Before Profit - Solidarity), Michael Ryan (Independent), Noel Thomas (Independent Ireland) and Thomas Welby (Independent).
They are also publishing a poll next week for Dublin Central.