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'I'm a voter' stickers at a polling station in Glasnevin as voting gets underway in the Dublin Central byelection. Alamy Stock Photo
byelections 2026
Poll: Who do you think will win the Dublin Central byelection?
Voters are casting their ballots to fill the seat vacated by former finance minister Paschal Donohoe.
PEOPLE ARE GOING to the polls in two byelections in Dublin Central and Galway West.
Voting will continue until 10pm tonight, with a day of counting in store on Saturday (and possibly into Sunday) to see who will fill the seats vacated by former finance minister Paschal Donohoe and President Catherine Connolly.
For the day that’s in it, we want to know who our readers think will come out on top in each constituency.
This poll is looking at Dublin Central. The options include any candidate who got 5% or more in the TG4/Irish Times opinion poll. A full list of candidates can be found here.
We’re asking: Who do you think will win the Dublin Central byelection?
Poll Results:
Janice Boylan (Sinn Féin) (2383)
Gerard Hutch (Independent) (1833)
Daniel Ennis (Social Democrats) (1778)
Ray McAdam (Fine Gael) (698)
Malachy Steenson (Independent) (476)
Another candidate (406)
Janet Horner (Green Party) (190)
Ruth O’Dea (The Labour Party) (114)
have your say