Election 2016: By the skin of her teeth – Joan Burton has somehow managed to stay in the Dail – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Election 2016: By the skin of her teeth – Joan Burton has somehow managed to stay in the Dail




image

Bucking the trend of a Labour demolition, in an absolutely mindboggling turnaround, Joan Burton has astonishingly managed to get the last seat in her constituency of Dublin West.

From late last night and early this morning, early exit polls all predicted Joan Burton was about to depart the Dail for good.

However, as the afternoon moved forward, it started to become evident that the people of Dublin West were unbelievably transferring their votes to Burton.

She got in and kept her seat on the 5th count, just ahead of the Green party candidate.

Share this story with a friend

Share this story

Tell us what you think on our Facebook page