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Good afternoon,

Well, the polls are in – just the actual election to be worried about now. The second Irish Times/TG4 constituency-level poll has landed, showing a tight contest for former Fine Gael minister for finance Paschal Donohoe’s vacated seat in Dublin Central.

The headline figures are covered in detail here

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