Kildare South

Number of seats: 3

Alan Dukes lost the Fine Gael seat here in 2002 and the issue is can this be recovered? Former MEP Alan Gillis has been drafted in and it is possible Fianna Fail could drop a seat. Labour is secure.

Prediction: FF 1; FG 1; Lab 1.

Best candidate: Alan Gillis (FG)

Weakest link: Sean O'Fearghaill (FF)

In the long grass: John Dardis (PD)