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Storm Benjamin is hitting the UK this weekend with heavy downpours and winds of more than 100km/h, but it looks like it will miss Ireland. We will have our own version to contend with, nonetheless: Storm Catherine, with an epicentre in Dublin Castle, will blitz the country by mid afternoon on Saturday.
The final poll of the campaign by Red C, and published online by the Business Post last night, confirms a trend that has been evident since late September. There is a storm-force wind behind Independent candidate Catherine Connolly. In the last 24 hours of the campaign her election looks almost inevitable.
Our lead story says the polls suggest Connolly is on course to win the pres
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