A side bar to the 1987 general election was a competition run by the Sunday Independent. £250,000 for anyone who could predict the numbers of seats returned by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael along with the numbers and names of successful candidates for the Progressive Democrats, the Workers Party and the Labour Party. Despite the difficulty, there were almost 300,000 entries including one large syndicate.

Sunday Independent editor, Aengus Fanning, speaks to Gay Byrne about the competition and the chances of someone making the correct prediction.

Aengus Fanning on the Gay Byrne Radio Show with details of a competition offering £250,000 to anyone who could predict the results of the 1987 General Election.

The photograph accompanying this clip is of presenter Gay Byrne taken in 1986. 

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