Sinn Féin gains second seat on local authority after dramatic end to count in Tullow electoral area
After a mammoth four days of counting and rechecking the 18-seats on Carlow County Council have finally been filled.
In a nail-biting conclusion, Fine Gael’s Brian O’Donoghue finished on 894 votes, Sinn Féin’s Jim Deane on 893 and Fine Gael’s Catherine Callaghan on 892 votes. Mr Deane secured the seat following Tuesday’s second recount, bringing the party’s representation on the council to two, while Mr O’Donoghue held off the strong performance by party colleague and first-time candidate Ms Callaghan to retain his seat.
European election results: Dublin race narrows as sitting MEP Clare Daly is eliminated while Sinn Féin admits Midlands-North-West seat will be lostFianna Fáil dropped from six seats to five on the local authority. A strong performance by 24-year-old Daniel Pender saw him take a seat in the Muinebheag electoral area from his party colleague Arthur McDonald, ending his 39-year political career.
The county’s three poll toppers were Tommy Kinsella in Muinebheag , John Pender in Tullow and Fintan Phelan in Carlow .
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