By-elections are due to take place on Friday 29th November in four constituencies around the country.
Voters from Cork North-Central, Dublin Mid-West, Dublin Fingal and Wexford will choose their candidates to replace TDs that were elected to the European Parliament earlier this year.
The seats have to be filed within six months of becoming vacant, and the General elections will only be held in May of next year 2020.
Twelve candidates will run to try to get the empty seat left by Clare Daly.
Election pools show that the Duncan Smith from Labour and Lorraine Clifford-Lee from Fianna Fail are racing side by side for the seat.
Duncan Smith Joined the Labour Party in 2008 and was elected to Fingal County Council in June 2014. He became active in the local organization and asserts that he “got involved in local campaigns regarding planning, job losses, better transport, and housing. I firmly believe we need young and vibrant voices in our local Council chamber”.
Lorraine Clifford-Lee is the Fianna Fail spokesperson on Justice and Equality, Children and Youth Affairs. As a fluent Irish speaker, she is committed to the development of the Irish language as a vibrant, living language. Lorraine is passionate about delivering high-quality public services for the people of North County Dublin.
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