TÁNAISTE Joan Burton was in town on Tuesday to lend her support to Labour candidate, Deputy Arthur Spring ahead of Friday’s week’s election d-day.
To the disappointment of national media assembled, due to persistent, heavy rain, a chance for the Tánaiste to really get out in about in Tralee with Deputy Spring was missed.
Still, in the shelter of the newly built Blennerville National School, the Tánaiste who was fresh from the RTE Leaders Debate the previous night in Limerick, met staff and pupils.
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During the visit, Blennerville kids performed a reworking of an Ed Sheeran hit as gaeilge and after, she and her entourage headed for The Mall to meet shoppers.
With an Ipsos/MRBI poll yesterday evening putting Arthur Spring at 8%, it looks like there’s a lot of work to do if Labour are to retain their seat in Kerry.
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