I'm in DubNE and can see little prospect of Tommy Broughan bringing in a second candidate (in a 3-seater). Killian Forde could do well, but the SF history can be used against him. Also, his power base is Donaghmede, which overlaps with Broughan.
Will Broughan even get elected? DNE was a very close race last time with 5 candidates with similar 1st preferences seeking only 3 seats.
Broughan has lost the bulk of his support in the Coolock area due to his opposition to the Northside redevelopment project. Labour objections delayed this project and because of the collapse in the economy it wont be done now. Cost the area loads of jobs as well as the benefits of redevelopment. While this project is in the DNE area, it would also have served a lot of the DNC area. The Labour opposition to the plan is the significant local issue I referred to in my earlier post and has effectively made some of their potential candidates in DNC unelectable. I would have thought that this issue would have an even more serious effect on DNE candidates, especially Broughan, given that the project was in their constituency.