FINE Gael is unlikely to retain a seat in Donegal after the General Election, while Fianna Fail set to win two in the county, according to a poll tonight.
According to the latest TG4/Ipsos B&A study, Donegal‘s voters are set to boot Fine Gael out of the constituency.
The poll, revealed on Nuacht TG4 this evening, shows that the party is unlikely to retain the seat won in 2020 by Joe McHugh.
Charles Ward, the 100 per cent Redress candidate, is also set to struggle to win a seat.
Just one percentage point separates two Fianna Fail candidates.
Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher receives the West Donegal vote at 13 per cent, while outgoing Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Charlie McConalogue is on 12 per cent for the Inishowen Fianna Fail vote.
Charlie McConalogue is said to be more transfer friendly according to the poll.
These two candidates were up against each other in 2020 when both were up for the party seat.
Charlie McConalogue eventually claimed it.
Donegal continues to show support for Sinn Fein ahead of the official vote on November 29.
Pearse Doherty is topping the polls, above the quota needed at 22 per cent.
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn is on 11 per cent of the vote and is well positioned to retain his seat.
This is set to be helped by the transfers from Noel Jordan, who is on 2 per cent and currently running in the south of the constituency for Sinn Fein.
Mac Lochlainn will also be helped with Pearse Doherty’s surplus.
There are five seats up for grabs in the Donegal constituency, with a quota of 17 per cent needed.
Fine Gael candidates Nikki Bradley and John McNulty both have two per cent, while Aontu’s Mary T. Sweeney has four per cent.
According to the poll, Non-Party candidate Thomas Pringle is on 11 per cent, while Non-Party runner Niall McConnell is on two per cent.
Green Party candidate Nuala Carr is on two per cent.
People Before Profit candidate Carol Gallagher, Irish Freedom Party candidate Eamon McGee, The Irish People candidate Kim McMenamin and Fianna Fail’s Claudia Kennedy are all sitting on just one per cent.
Non party candidates Frank O’Donnell and Gerry McKeever also have just one per cent.
The poll for Donegal was conducted over the phone on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16 as nominations were closing.
Two other independent candidates, Vincent Bradley and Arthur McGuinness have both declared that they will run.
Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh and Martin Harley will not run in this election.
Nuacht TG4 will reveal the results of the Mayo constituency on Thursday November 21 and Kerry‘s results on Tuesday November 26.
