Election: Lawler eliminated

After the third count in the Athy electoral area, Independent candidate John Lawler has been eliminated, and his 906 votes are being distributed.

The position of the remaining candidates is now as follows:

Martin Hayden (FG) 2,169; Mark Dalton (FF) 1,580; Richard Daly (FG) 1,282; and Billy Hillis (FG) 922.