Dublin Central is one of the capital's constituencies in Ireland's general election set to take place on Saturday, 8 February 2020.
There are four seats up for grabs in the constituency, which covers the areas of Stoneybatter, Mountjoy Square, Phibsborough, Cabra, Dorset Street, Henrietta Street, O'Connell Street, Arbour Hill, Navan Road, Glasnevin, North Wall, East Wall and Drumcondra.
It will gain a seat in this election - previously, there were three seats filled by Maureen O'Sullivan, who will not contest the 2020 election, Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe. Here's a map of the constituency:
According to Paddy Power, the current favourites (as of January 22) to nab a seat are Paschal Donohoe (1/14), Mary Lou McDonald (1/14), Mary Fitzpatrick (2/7) and Neasa Hourigan (4/9).
The candidates running in this election are (in alphabetical order by surname):
Gillian Brien (People Before Profit Alliance)
Christy Burke (Independent)
Patrick Clohessy (Independent)
Joe Costello (Labour Party)
Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael)
Deirdre Duffy (Fine Gael)
Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fáil)
Garry Gannon (Social Democrats)
Rita Harrold (Solidarity)
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party)
Mary Lou McDonald (Sinn Féin)
Sarah Louise Mulligan (Independent)
Sean O’Leary (Dublin Central)
Éilis Ryan (Workers Party)
Ian Smyth (Aontú)
Dolores Webster (Independent)
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