Laois-Offaly

Number of seats: 5

Fine Gael's Charlie Flanagan should recover the seat he lost in 2002. Whether this is at the expense of Tom Parlon (PD) or Sean Fleming (FF) is not clear. Olwyn Enright (FG) not certain of her seat either.

Prediction: FF 3; FG 2.

Best candidate: Olwyn Enright (FG)

Weakest ling: Tom Parlon (PD)

In the long grass: Charlie Flanagan (FG)