The By-Elections: Polls, Parties and the Polymarket Betting Controversy
19 May - 25 mins
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Newstalk Daily
Voters in Dublin Central and Galway West head to the polls this week. By-elections have a long history of delivering tough verdicts on governments — and the signs suggest these contest could follow that trend.
In Dublin Central, Sinn Féin is leading and the Social Democrats are gaining ground, while Fianna Fáil faces a challenging fight. Add in high-profile independent candidates like Gerry “The Monk” Hutch, and the race becomes even more unpredictable.
But this campaign has also been overshadowed by a more unusual controversy — an investigation into suspicious betting patterns on the Polymarket platform, with over $1 million wagered and the majority of trades flagged as potentially irregu...
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