In a report in Hibernian magazine, in February 1987, which was entitled the ‘Battle for Dublin South-East’, John McGee asked:
‘Traditionally a Fianna Fáil stronghold, Dublin South-East is also the constituency of the present Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Will the electorate reflect the general anti-Government feeling, or will the Progressive Democrats make inroads with their party chairman. We assess the candidates in this important constituency.’
The constituency of Dublin South-East no longer exists. Nowadays, most of it can be found in Dublin Bay South. A few familiar faces ran in Dublin South-East in 1987.
A pdf with extracts from the February 1987 edition of Hibernian can be downloaded below. It reproduces the cover story and the piece by John McGee about Dublin South-East.