Two FF candidates elected

At 5.30pm both Sean O Fearghaill and Sean Power of Fianna Fail were deemed elected on the first count by returning officer Charlie Talbot. The count declaration was delayed because the returning officer wasn't happy that the original count was accurate and had them rechecked.



The reason for that became obvious when the results were announced. Sean O Fearghaill was just 37 votes ahead of his party colleague to top the poll.

The count result was Richard Daly FG 3,353; Tom Doyle IND 424; Alan Gillis FG 2,586; Jane Mullins PD 1,513; Sean O Fearghaill FF 8,731; J J Power GP 2,136; Sean Power FF 8,694; and Jack Wall LAB 7,154. The quota for election is 8,648.

The returning officer then set about distributing the second preferences of Tom Doyle and Jane Mullins. A result from that count isn't expected until around 8pm.