O Fearghaill takes last seat

Sitting FF TD Sean O Fearghaill has won the last seat in Kildare South, after receiving the bulk of transfers from his eliminated party colleague Sean Power.

This enabled him to beat Independent Paddy Kennedy by 997 votes. Kennedy had previously led O Fearghaill following strong transfers from Martin Heydon FG and Jason Turner SF.

O Fearghaill joins Heydon and Jack Wall of Labour in representing the constituency in the next Dail.