LIVE UPDATES: South East Election Results 2024

Updates 14:10

Carlow

It’s all over here at Carlow Youth Centre.

A strong election for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates, who topped the polls in several areas and have the largest number of seats.

The youngest candidates hail from both these parties as well. 24 year old Daniel Pender (FF) gained the second last seat in Bagenalstown LEA leaving Arthur McDonald (FF) to lose his seat after 33 years.

Ben Ward is the youngest County Carlow Councillor and the youngest Fine Gael councillor in the country only celebrating his 21st birthday last week.

The Mayor of Carlow, Tom O’Neill (FG) lost his seat in the Carlow MD along with John McDonald (FF).

It came down to a second recount and a fourth day of counting overall in the Tullow MD as 3 candidates were neck and neck for the final 2 seats.

In the end FG Brian O’Donoghue retained his seat as well as Jim Deane (SF) meaning first time candidate Catherine Callaghan (FG) lost out.

If elected Catherine would have been the very first female councillor to ever be elected in the Tullow LEA.

Here are your local representatives for Carlow County Council for the next five years:

Bagenalstown MD - 5 seats
Thomas Kinsella (FG)
Willie Quinn (LAB)
Andy Gladney (SF)
Daniel Pender (FF)
Michael Doran (FG)

Tullow MD - 6 seats
John Pender (FF)
Charlie Murphy (IND)
William Paton (IND)
Ben Ward (FG)
Brian O’Donoghue (FG)
Jim Deane (SF)

Carlow MD -7 seats 

Fintan Phelan (FF)
Andrea Dalton (FF)
Fergal Browne (FG)
John Cassin (IND)
Paul Doogue (FG)
Ken Murnane (FF)
Adrienne Wallace (PBP)

Updated 22:10

Wexford

The count has concluded at St. Joseph's Community Centre in Wexford.

The elected candidates for each constituency are as follows:

Gorey - 6 seats

Donal Kenny (FF)
Nicky Boland (WIA)
Darragh McDonald (FG)
Joe Sullivan (FF)
Anthony Donohoe (FG)
Fionntán Ó Súillebháin (SF)

Enniscorthy - 6 seats

Aidan Browne (FF)
Cathal Byrne (FG)
Pat Kehoe (FG)
Barbara-Anne Murphy (FF)
John O’Rourke (Ind)
Jackser Owens (Ind)

Kilmuckridge - 4 seats

Mary Farrell (Ind)
Pip Breen (FF)
Paddy Kavanagh (WIA)
Oliver Walsh (FG)

Wexford - 7 seats

George Lawlor (Lab)
Robbie Staples (FG)
Leonard Kelly (Ind)
Garry Laffan (FF)
Tom Forde (SF)
Raymond Shannon (WIA)
Catherine Biddy Walsh (Lab)

New Ross - 6 seats

Pat Barden (WIA)
Michael Sheehan (FF)
John Dwyer (Ind)
John Fleming (FF)
Bridín Murphy (FG)
Marty Murphy (WIA)

Rosslare - 5 seats

Jim Codd (Aon)
Ger Carthy (Ind)
Frank Staples (FG)
Lisa McDonald (FF)
Aoife Rose O’Brien (SF)

Counting has concluded at Wexford count centre

The final two seats have been filled in Wexford County Council. Both Lisa McDonald (FF) and Aoife Rose O'Brien (SF) were elected to the Rosslare LEA on count 10.

The Rosslare constituency is as follows:

Rosslare - 5 seats

Jim Codd (Aon)

Ger Carthy (Ind)

Frank Staples (FG)

Lisa McDonald (FF)

Aoife Rose O’Brien (SF)

Updated 18:56

Wexford

Count 7 for the Rosslare constituency has just concluded. No candidate was elected on this count. Simon Boyse (FF), who initially called the recount yesterday, has been eliminated, and his votes are now being distributed.

Updated 18:50

Wexford

Returning officer Michael Drea has announced that five errors were found in the 10,357 ballots recounted in the Rosslare constituency. The result of count 7 is expected to be announced shortly.

Updated 16:40

Carlow

The recount for the Tullow Lea has completed. The 3 candidates who are neck and next spoke with the returning officer to discuss any errors found. There were three errors found and in conclusion Brian O'Donoghue (FG) has lost a vote and is has 894 total votes, Catherine Callaghan (FG) remains on 892 and Jim Deane (SF) remains on 893.

Fine Gael's Catherine Callaghan has called for a second recount which will take place at 10am tomorrow morning.

Updated 14:49

Wexford

All candidates have been elected to the Enniscorthy LEA. The final count saw four candidates elected to fill the six-seater constituency. Fine Gael’s Pat Kehoe was the only candidate not to reach the quote but was deemed elected as he was the last candidate standing.

Jackser Owens (Ind)

John O'Rourke (Ind)

Pat Kehoe (FG)

The Enniscorthy LEA is as follows:

John O’Rourke (Ind)
Barbara-Anne Murphy (FF)
Jackser Owens (Ind)
Aidan Browne (FF)
Cathal Byrne (FG)
Pat Kehoe (FG)

Rosslare is the only remaining constituency to be counted. A recount of that constituency began at 11 am today.

Updated 13:52

Carlow

The Carlow LEA has been filled.

John Cassin, Independent, Paul Doogue, Fine Gael, Ken Murnane, Fine Gael and Adrienne Wallace, People Before Profit have each been elected.

The Carlow MD elected councillors are:

Fintan Phelan (FF) - First count
Andrea Dalton (FF) - First count
Fergal Browne (FG) - Second count
John Cassin (IND) -Fourteenth Count
Paul Doogue (FG) - Fourteenth Count
Ken Murnane (FF) - Fourteenth Count
Adrienne Wallace (PBP) - Fourteenth Count

Update 13:15

Wexford

The Enniscorthy count is back underway, and after the distribution of Aidan Browne’s (FF) nine surplus votes, Wexford Independent Alliance candidate Cyril Wheelock has been eliminated with his 1,017 votes to be sorted through.

Update 12:30

Wexford

Both the Gorey and Enniscorthy recount requests have been withdrawn.

The Gorey count concluded after the eleventh count saw both Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (SF) and Anthony Donohoe (FG) elected to the final seats.

The Gorey LEA is as follows:

Darragh McDonald (FG)
Nicky Boland (WIA)
Donal Kenny (FF)
Joe Sullivan (FF)
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (SF)
Anthony Donohoe (FG)

The Enniscorthy count is still ongoing, and Rosslare is still awaiting a recount.

Update 11:03

Wexford

The recounts of the Gorey, Rosslare and Enniscorthy constituencies have just gotten underway. The Returning Officer has noted that they are reviewing the decision to have a full recount of the Enniscorthy LEA.

Update 10:00

Carlow

The count has continued this morning in the Carlow LEA for the four remaining seats in the constituency. Meanwhile, a recount has begun in the Tullow LEA as 3 candidates are neck-in-neck for the final 2 seats.

Update 2:30

Kilkenny 

Kilkenny City

Andrew McGuinness (FF)

David Fitzgerald (FG)

Euegen McGuinness (Ind)

Joe Malone (Ind)

Sean O'hArgain (Lab)

John Coonan (FF)

Maria Dollard (Green Party)

Castlecomer

Pat Fitzpatrick (FF)

Mary Hilda Cavanagh (FG) - who is the country's longest-serving female councillor. She has been in Counil for 50 years.

Michael McCarthy (FF)

John Brennan (FG)

Maurice Shortall (Ind)

Michael Delaney (FF)

Piltown

Jenny Catt Slattery (FF)

Pat Dunphy (FG)

Tomas Breathnach (Lab)

Fidelis Doherty (FG)

Ger Frisby (FF)

Callan-Thomastown

Peter 'Chap' Cleere (FF)

Joe Sheridan (FF)

Joe Lyons (FG)

Michael Doyle (FG)

Deirdre Cullen (FF)

Stephanie Doheny (SF)

Updated 01:40

Kilkenny

It's all over in Kilkenny.

Seán Ó hArgáin, John Coonan and Maria Dollard nabbed the last three sets in the Kilkenny City LEA.

The make-up of Kilkenny County Council is as follows:

Fianna Fail (11)

Fine Gael (7)

Labour (2)

Sinn Fein (1)

Green Party (1)

Independent/Non-Party (2)

Updated 00:45

Wexford

Counting has concluded today in Wexford. The Rosslare, Enniscorthy and Gorey recounts will commence tomorrow, 10 June, at 10 am.

00:40 (Monday)

Wexford

Wexford Independent Alliance candidate, Raymond Shannon and Labour's Catherine Biddy Walsh have been elected to the final two seats of the Wexford district LEA.

Wexford LEA is as follows:

Tom Forde (SF)
Leonard Kelly (Ind)
Garry Laffan (FF)
George Lawlor (Lab)
Robbie Staples (FG)
Raymond Shannon (WIA)
Catherine Biddy Walsh (Lab)

Raymond Shannon (WIA)

Updated 23:40

Wexford

Wexford Independent Alliance candidate, Dave Ryan, has been eliminated on the tenth count of the Wexford LEA. This could leave his WIA colleague, Raymond Shannon, with a good chance of getting elected, with Catherine Biddy Walsh likely to take the remaining seat.

Updated 22:43

Wexford

Longstanding Sinn Féin candidate Davy Hynes, who was a councillor in Wexford LEA for 24 years, has been eliminated on the ninth count for the Wexford LEA.

BREAKING

Wexford Independent Alliance candidate Jimmy Fleming requested a full Gorey LEA recount. That recount will begin tomorrow, June 10, at 10 a.m.

Updated 22:36

Waterford

The mammoth constituency of Tramore Waterford City West has elected Blaise Hannigan, Independent, Cllr Jim Griffin, Sinn Féin, Cllr. Joe Conway, Independent, and Cllr. Eamon Quinlan, Fianna Fáil. 

That concludes the count in Waterford as all 32 seats have been filled.

The elected candidates are as follows:

Lismore - 3 seats

Niamh O'Donovan (FG)
John Pratt (Lab)
Donnchadh Mulcahy (SF)

Dungarvan - 6 seats

Connor D. McGuinness (SF)
Damien Geoghegan (FG)
Pat Nugent (FG)
Tom Cronin (FF)
Thomas Phelan (Lab)
Joe O'Riordan (Ind)

Portlaw-Kilmacthomas - 5 seats

Liam Brazil (FG)
Seanie Power (FG)
John O'Leary (FF)
Catherine Burke (SF)
Declan Clune (Ind)

Tramore-Waterford City West - 6 seats

Lola O'Sullivan (FG)
Joe Kelly (Ind)
Joe Conway (Ind)
Jim Griffin (SF)
Blaise Hannigan (Ind)
Eamon Quinlan (FF)

Waterford City South - 6 seats

Donal Barry (Ind)
John Hearne (SF)
Jason Murphy (FF)
Joeanne Bailey (SF)
Seamus Ryan (Lab)
Frank Quinlan (FG)

Waterford City East - 6 seats

Declan Barry (Ind)
David Daniels (Ind)
Pat Fitzgerald (SF)
Adam Wyse (FF)
Mary Roache (SD)
Jim D'Arcy (FG)

All finished up here in Waterford

Updated 22:14

Wexford 

BREAKING

Fianna Fáil's Simon Boyse has asked for a full recount of the Rosslare constituency. The recount will commence tomorrow, 10 June, at 10 am.

Updated 22:05

Wexford

Sinn Féin’s Tom Forde became the fifth candidate to be elected to the Wexford LEA district. Only two seats remain in that constituency.

The New Ross constituency has now been fully filled following the eighth count. John Dwyer (Ind), John Fleming (FF), Bridín Murphy (FG) and Marty Murphy (WIA) all secured seats.

The New Ross constituency is as follows:

Pat Barden (WIA)
Michael Sheehan (FF)
John Dwyer (Ind)
John Fleming (FF)
Bridín Murphy (FG)
Marty Murphy (WIA)

Update 21:51

Carlow

BREAKING

Carlow MD has now be adjourned until tomorrow also.

Update 21:46

Carlow

Three candidates from the Tullow MD are currently meeting with the returning officer to discuss having a recheck after the 13th count to elect the 5th councillor in the area as the votes were very close.

Jim Deane (SF) had 893 total votes, Brian O’Donoghue had 895 total votes and Catherine Callaghan had 892.

Updated 21:29

Kilkenny

Eugene McGuinness has been elected for the Kilkenny LEA on the eight count. He’s the third over the finish line.

Updated 21:13

Waterford

On the twelfth count of the Dungarvan LEA, Thomas Phelan, Labour, and Joe O’Riordan, Independent have been elected without reaching quota. All six seats in Dungarvan have now been filled. Those elected are: 

Thomas Phelan (Labour)

Joe O'Riordan (Independent)

Tom Cronin (Fianna Fáil)

Damien Geoghegan (Fine Gael)

Conor McGuinness (Sinn Féin)

Pat Nugent (Fine Gael)

Updated 20:49

Wexford

Michael Sheehan (FF) has been elected on count seven to the New Ross LEA.

Carlow

The youngest Fine Gael candidate in the country has taken the 4th seat in the 12th round of counts for the Tullow district.

21-year-old Ben Ward is also the youngest candidate to run across the 3 LEA’s in Carlow.

Ben Ward (FG)

Updated 20:35

Kilkenny

In Castlecomer, Michael McCarthy of Fianna Fail has been elected after the second count.

Wexford

Joe Sullivan (FF) and Darragh McDonald (FG) have both been elected to the Gorey LEA on the ninth count. two seats remain up for grabs in that constituency.

Tipperary

Here are your local representatives for Tipperary County Council for the next five years:

Cahir - 4 seats

Máirín McGrath - IND
Andy Moloney - IND
Marie Murphy -FG
Micheál Anglim - FF

Carrick-on-Suir - 5 seats

Imelda Goldsboro- FF
David Dunne- SF
Michael Brennan - LAB
Kieran Bourke - FF
Mark Fitzgerald - FG

Cashel-Tipperary- 7 seats

John O’Heney -IND
Declan Burges - FG
Liam Browne - IND
Mary Hanna Hourigan - FG
Roger Kennedy - FF
John Crosse - FG
Annemarie Ryan ‘Shiner’-SF

Clonmel - 6 seats

Michael Murphy - FG
Pat English - WUA
Siobhán Ambrose - FF
John Fitzgerald - FG
Richie Molloy- IND
Niall Dennehy- IND

Thurles - 5 seats

Jim Ryan - IND
Micheál Lowry - IND
Seán Ryan - FF
Kay Cahill Skehan - FF
Peggy Ryan - FG

Roscrea-Templemore- 4 seats

Michael Smith - FF
Shane Lee - IND
Eddie Moran -IND
William Kennedy -FG

Newport -4 seats

Fiona Bonfield - LAB
Pamela Quirke O’Meara - IND
Dr Phyll Bugler - FG
John Carroll - FF

Nenagh - 5 Seats

Joe Hannagin - IND
Michael O’Meara - IND
Ryan O’Meara - FF
Louise Morgan Walsh - LAB
Seamus Morris - IND

All counting has concluded in Tipperary.

Updated 20:30

It’s all wrapped up here at the Presentation in Thurles, and Tipperary is the first county to elect all of its councillors in the South East.

A strong election for Independent candidates, who topped the polls in several areas and had the largest number of seats.

Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael came away with 10 seats each.

Labour trebled their presence, going from one seat to three.

Sinn Féin lost a seat and now only have two sitting councillors, while there is one seat for Workers Unemployed Action in Clonmel.

Updated 20:26

Tipperary

Annemaris Ryan 'Shiner' has been elected on the 11th count for the final Cashel-Tipperary LEA seat.

Cashel-Tipperary is as follows:

Liam Browne (Ind)
Declan Burgess (FG)
John O'Heney (Ind)
Roger Kennedy (FF)
Mary Hanna Hourigan (FG)
John Crosse (FG)
Annemarie Ryan 'Shiner' (SF)

Waterford

On the twelfth count, Joeanne Bailey SF, Seamus Ryan LAB, and Frank Quinlan FG have each been elected for Waterford City South. All seats in this constituency are now filled.

Waterford City South is as follows:

John Hearne (SF)
Donal Barry (Ind)
Jason Murphy (FF)
Joeanne Bailey (SF)
Seamus Ryan (LAB)
Frank Quinlan (FG)

Updated 20:23

Wexford

Fine Gael's Frank Staples was elected on the sixth count for the Rosslare LEA. He'll join his cousin Robbie Staples, also Fine Gael, who was elected on the first count in the Wexford LEA.

Frank Staples (FG) elected on sixth count in Rosslare

Waterford

Fine Gael’s Jim D’Arcy and Social Democrat’s Mary Roche have been elected on the tenth count of the Waterford City East LEA. This completes the six seater constituency.

Elected are:
Jim D’Arcy FG
Mary Roche SD
Adam Wyse FF
Pat Fitzgerald SF
David Daniels Ind
Declan Barry Ind

Fine Gael’s Pat Nugent has been elected for the Dungarvan LEA on the eighth count.

Tipperary

John Crosse of Fine Gael has been elected for the Cashel constituency on the tenth count.

There's only one seat left, and there will be a battle between two Sinn Féin candidates, Annemarie Ryan and Tony Black.

Wexford

Wexford Independent Alliance candidate Cyril Wheelock has asked for a full recount of the Enniscorthy LEA. That recount will get underway tomorrow, 10 June, at 10 am

Nicky Boland of the Wexford Independent Alliance has been elected on the eighth count for the Gorey LEA.

Nicky Boland (Wexford Independent Alliance) (Left)

Kilkenny

Ireland's longest-serving female councillor has retained her seat. Mary Hilda Cavanagh of Fine Gael has been re-elected in the Castlecomer LEA. It's 50 years since her first election.

Pat Fitzpatrick of Fianna Fáil topped the polls there, and has retained his seat for Castlecomer.

Updated 19:16

Waterford

After the ninth count in Dungarvan, no candidate has reached the quota therefore no one has been elected.

After the eleventh count in Waterford City South, no candidate has reached the quota therefore no one has been elected.

After the elimination of Green Party Cllr Jody Power, it's looking like the Green's will now lose all seats on Waterford City and County Council.

Tipperary

Independent candidate Niall Dennehy has been elected in Clonmel after the 10th count.

It means Clonmel has wrapped up and has elected all of its councillors

Clonmel - 6 seats

Siobhán Ambrose - FF- First Count
Michael Murphy - FG - First Count
Pat English - WUA- - First Count
John Fitzgerald - FG- Second
Richie Molloy- Ind - Fifth Count
Niall Dennehy- Ind - Tenth Count

Carlow

Update 19:00

No candidate was elected in the 10th count for Tullow. Cllr John McDonald (FF) has been eliminated and will there lose his seat as a councillor

Updated 18:45

Carlow

After the 7th round in Carlow LEA, no candidate has been elected. Let the eighth count commence...

The last candidate elected in this area, Fine Gael's Fergal Browne, was after the second count this morning.

Updated 18:38

Taking a quick election pause to share Lassie, patiently waiting for the next count at Carlow Youth Centre.

Tipperary

Mary Hanna Hourigan of Fine Gael has been elected to the Cashel - Tipperary LEA on the eighth count. There are now three seats left in Tipperary.

Of the 37 councillors elected in Tipperary so far:

IND- 13

FF- 10

FG-9

LAB- 3

WUA-1

SF-1             

Updated at 18:24

Wexford

The Kilmuckridge constituency is the first LEA to be filled in Wexford. Paddy Kavanagh was the surprise victor as transfers from the eliminated Sinn Féin candidate, Declan Kenny, allowed him to surpass Willie Kavanagh to take the final seat.

All elected candidates there include:

Pip Breen (FF)
Mary Farrell (Ind)
Oliver Walsh (FG)
Paddy Kavanagh (Ind)

Carlow

After the fifth vote in Carlow MD, no candidate has met the quota and therefore nobody has been elected this time around. Irish Freedom Party's Orla Donohoe has been taken out of the running.

Waterford

On the 10th count, Fianna Fáil councillor Jason Murphy has been elected.

While on the seventh count, Independent Councillor Joe Kelly has been re-elected for Tramore Waterford City West.

Updated at 17:20

Waterford
All seats in the Portlaw - Kilmacthomas LEA have been filled. The final two seats have been taken by Councillor Declan Clune, Independent and Sinn Féin’s Catherine Burke.

While on the sixth count of Tramore Waterford City West, no one has been elected, and Richie Hayes has been excluded.

Updated at 17:05

Waterford:
After a seventh count, Councillor Adam Wyse of Fianna Fáil has been re-elected for Waterford City East.

He remains the youngest representative on Waterford City and County Council.

Tom Cronin of Fianna Fáil has also been elected for the Dungarvan area on the seventh count

Updated at 17:05

Tipperary

Only five seats remain now out of 40 seats in Tipperary.

Former Mayor of Clonmel, Independent Councillor Richie Molloy has been elected in the past hour.

So far there are 13 Independents, 9 Fianna Fáil, 7 Fine Gael, 3 Labour, W-U-A 1 and one Sinn Féin councillor elected.

Fine Gael Senator Garret Ahern is delighted with his party's performance - and thinks the sooner there's a general election - the better.

Speaking to beat he said "This local election is very similar to what happened 5 years ago, in a lot of ways. Then, there was a nine month gap before the general election. I think there's a good opportunity to go soon to a general election. We have a message that we can put to the people"

Updated at 16:45

Carlow

None of the candidates have reached the quota to be elected, after the 7th count in the Tullow LEA.

Sinn Féin’s Ken Gahan has been eliminated from this round.

The Eighth count has now begun.

Updated at 16:35

Carlow

After the 4th count in the Carlow, still no candidate has reached the quota to be elected. Adetula Temiola has been eliminated from this round.

The fifth count has begun.

Updated at 16:25

Tipperary

Independent and current Mayor Richie Molloy, has been elected on the fifth count in the Clonmel local electoral area.

There is still one seat remaining here.

In Cahir, Fianna Fáil's Micheál Anglim has taken the fourth and final seat after the eighth count.

Carlow

Independent Councillor Will Paton has been elected in the 6th round and taken the third seat for Tullow.

Paton, formerly a Councillor for Labour, ran as an independent this time around. Councillor Willie Quinn is now the only Labour Councillor in all of Carlow.

Waterford

The fifth and sixth count in Tramore Waterford City West and Dungarvan have concluded. No candidates have been elected in either area. The subsequent counts have begun.

Updated at 16:04

Waterford

Sinn Fein Councillor Pat Fitzgerald has been re-elected on the sixth count of the Waterford City East election area.

Updated at 15:47

Carlow

The Fifth count for the Tullow LEA has just concluded -  again without anyone getting a seat. People Before Profit’s John Cahill has been eliminated in this round. The sixth count is now underway.

Waterford

No candidates have been elected in the fifth counts of Waterford City South, Portlaw-Kilmacthomas and Dungarvan.

Updated at 15:25

Tipperary 

Fine Gael's Marie Murphy has been elected on the 5th count in the Cahir LEA.

Updated at 15:10

Carlow

After the third round of votes in the Carlow MD, no candidate has met the quota and therefore nobody has been elected in this round. The fourth count has now commenced.

Meanwhile, after the fourth count in the Tullow MD nobody met the quote and therefore nobody gets a seat. A seat hasn’t been filled here since the first count yesterday. The fifth count has commenced.

Waterford

After the fourth and fifth counts respectively, no candidates have been elected to Dungarvan or Waterford City East.

Kilkenny 

Fianna Fáil's Jenny Catt Slattery is the latest candidate to be elected in the Piltown local electoral area.

Tipperary 

Fine Gael's Peggy Ryan has been elected on the fourth count for the Thurles local electoral area.

Update 14:49

Kilkenny

After nine counts, all seats have been elected in Piltown LEA. Fidelis Doherty (FG), Ger Frisby (FF) and Jenny Catt Slattery (FF) join Dunphy and Breathnach to make up the five seat constituency.

Waterford

Sinn Féin's Donnacha Mulcahy has been elected for Lismore on the 6th count.

He's the third Sinn Féin candidate to be elected in Waterford. He says the party's success in the county is 'all down to the worth ethic that we have in the party from David Cullinane all the way down. We work hard. We've to work harder than most parties to prove ourselves, and we'll work hard for our constituents.'

Wexford

Independent candidate Leonard Kelly and Fianna Fáil’s Garry Laffan have both been elected following the result of the second count for the Wexford LEA.

Leonard Kelly celebrates

Tipperary

All five councillors for the Carrick-on-Suir local electoral area have been elected.

Imelda Goldsboro- FF - First Count
David Dunne- SF - First Count
Michael Brennan - Labour - Second Count
Kieran Bourke - FF- Fourth Count
Mark Fitzgerald - Fine Gael - Fifth Count

Mark Fitzgerald the last elected on the fourth count.

Update 14:02

Tipperary

The Nenagh Local Electoral Area has been filled. The successful candidates are as follows:

Joe Hannagin - Ind
Michael O’Meara - Ind
Ryan O’Meara - Fianna Fáil
Louise Morgan Walsh - Labour
Seamus Morris - Independent

Update 13:39

Four seats in the Newport local electoral area have been filled.

Fianna Fáil’s John Carroll has clinched the fourth seat on the third count.

He’ll join Labour’s Fiona Bonfield, FG’s Dr Phyll Bugler and Independent Pamela O’Meara Quirke in Newport.

Elsewhere in Tipp, first-time Labour candidate Michael 'Chicken Brennan' has been elected in the Carrick-on-Suir LEA - and believe it or not - ‘Chicken’ Brennan lives in Fethard.

He’ll be joined by Fianna Fáil’s Kieran Bourke in Carrick- who has just been elected in the past few minutes.

But the big story in Tipp - has been the significant number of Independent candidates topping the polls - ten of whom were elected on the first count.

Update 13:31

Waterford

After further counts in Dungarvan and Tramore Waterford City West, and Waterford City South, no candidates have reached quota which means no one has been elected.

Update 13:26

Wexford

Currently, ten candidates are elected across Wexford constituencies following count 1 results for all constituencies and count 2 results for Kilmuckridge.

Independent candidate Mary Farrell was the first elected councilor for Wexford as she topped the poll in the Kilmuckridge constituency. Fianna Fáil's Pip Breen was re-elected on the second count.

Pat Barden topped the poll in New Ross to secure election.

Cathal Byrne (FG) and Aidan Browne (FF) were both elected in the first round of voting for the Enniscorthy constituency.

In the Wexford LEA, Labour's George Lawlor and Fine Gael's Robbie Staples secured their seats.

Finally, in Rosslare, Jim Codd and Ger Carthy were both elected on the first count.

Update 12:56

Wexford

Independent Ger Carthy and Jim Codd of Aontú have been elected on the first count in the Rosslare Local Electoral area while Cathal Byrne Fine Gael and Aidan Browne Fianna Fáil have both been elected on the first count in Enniscorthy.

Update 12:55

Waterford

John Pratt of Labour and Niamh O’Donovan of Fine Gael have been elected to the Lismore LEA.

Update 12:54

Tipperary

Fianna Fáil's John Carroll elected in the Newport LEA

Update 12:44

Waterford

Lismore fourth count - John Pratt of labour elected alongside Fine Gael's Niamh O Donovan who is a first time candidate and the only female to have gotten into her constituency.

Update 12:44

Tipperary

Ryan O'Meara of Fianna Fáil was elected on the third count in the Nenagh Local Electoral Area.

Update 12:26

Wexford

Fine Gael's Robbie Staples and Labour's George Lawlor were both elected on the first count for Wexford LEA.

Robbie Staples (FG) and cousin Frank Staples (FG)

George Lawlor Labour

Update 12.24

Wexford

Ger Carthy Independent and Jim Codd of Aontú have been elected on the first count in the Rosslare Local Electoral area.

Carlow

Fine Gael Cllr Fergal Browne has been re-elected in the second count of Carlow MD.

Meanwhile Fianna Fail’s John Pender’s surplus wasn’t enough to get any candidates over the line in the second count. Independent Charlie Murphy’s surplus will now be redistributed for the third count but it’s unlikely to get anyone elected this time around either!

Tipperary 

23 candidates now elected - 10 Independents.

In Thurles, first-time Labour candidate Michael 'Chicken Brennan' has been elected in the Carrick-on-Suir LEA, on the second count.

Former Labour Party Leader and Tipperary TD Alan Kelly says Tipp is on course to have one of the strongest Labour Party votes in the country.

He told Beat News, "I think people wrote off the Labour Party - never write off the Labour Party - we're the oldest party in the state."

Fianna Fáil's Kay Cahill Skehan has been elected on the second count for Thurles LEA.

Meanwhile, Fine Gael's John Fitzgerald has been elected on the second count for Clonmel.

Update 11:05

Wexford

Twenty six hours after boxes were opened, Independent Mary Farrell has been elected for Kilmuckridge on the first count with 1,720 votes. Surplus of 222. She is the first candidate to be elected in the entirety of Wexford.

Update 10:49

Waterford

Cllr John O'Leary of Fianna Fáil has retained his seat in the Portlaw-Kilmacthomas district on the second count.

After the second count for the Dungarvan area, no more candidates have been elected.

Carlow

Counting continues in Carlow Youth Centre this morning, however no one has been elected since Phelan and Dalton in the early hours of this morning.

Update 10:26

Waterford

Cllr John Hearne of Sinn Féin has been re-elected in Waterford City South LEA on the second count.

While in Tramore/ Waterford City West, no candidates have been elected on the second count.

Update 09:53

Good morning and welcome to count day two. Keep up to date with all the happening across the five counties on our website, on-air and on our socials across the day.

Kilkenny

Sinn Féin candidate Stephanie Doheny has been elected to the sixth and final seat of the Callan-Thomastown LEA. She joins Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Joe Sheridan, Joe Lyons, Deirdre Cullen and Michael Doyle.

Waterford

After a late night in the SETU arena, eight councillors have been elected. Four Fine Gael candidates were elected in the early hours of this morning, including runaway poll topper Lola O’Sullivan. The O’Sullivan’s will be hoping for a strong weekend, with her sister Grace O’Sullivan vying to retain here seat as MEP for Ireland South.

Three independent seats have been won in the Waterford city constituencies, alongside one Sinn Fein candidate in Dungarvan.

In a shock departure, former Fine Gael councillor Declan Doocey was excluded on the first count late last night.

Wexford

First count is underway at St. Joseph's Community Centre in Wexford. The first results are expected to be announced at around 11 am.

Carlow

The count has yet to recommence in Carlow Youth Centre.

Tipperary

The count has yet to recommence in Presentation Thurles.

Update 01:32

Carlow

The count for Carlow has finally concluded. Candidates elected are Fianna Fail's Cllr Fintan Phelan and Cllr Andrea Dalton - both re-elected.

Phelan celebrates with family

Dalton celebrates with family

Everyone has made their way home for the night and counting for the Tullow MD and Carlow MD will recommence tomorrow at 10 am.

Update 00:36

Kilkenny

After the first count for the Piltown area, two councillors have been elected. They are Pat Dunphy, Fine Gael, and Tomás Breathnach of Labour.

On the third count for the Callan - Thomastown LEA, Fianna Fáil's Deirdre Cullen has been elected, as has Fine Gael's Michael Doyle. Just one seat remains in this district.

Waterford 

After the second count of the Lismore electorate area, no candidates have reached the quota, which means no one has been elected.

Carlow

Update: 00:00

Andy Gladney Sinn Fein and Daniel Pender Fianna Fáil secure the last two seats in the Bagenalstown Local Electoral Area.

Daniel Pender celebrates

Andy Gladney get's a re-election

Arthur McDonald has lost out on a seat after being a councillor for 33 years - first elected in 1991.

Tipperary

Update 00:03

The last count of the night before things wrap up in Thurles is in the Cashel-Tipperary Local Electoral Area, Independent John O’Heney, Fine Gael’s Declan Burgess and Independent Liam Browne elected on the first count

Update 00:00

Tipperary

In Newport LEA, Labour’s Fiona Bonfield, Fine Gael’s Dr Phyll Bonfield and Independent Pamela Quirke O’Meara have each been elected on the first count.

Tipperary

Update: 23:57

In Clonmel LEA, the elected candidates on the first count are as follows: Siobhan Ambrose FF, Pat English - Workers Unemployed Action, and FG’s Michael Murphy.

Update 23:50

Tipperary

Independent's Máirín McGrath and Andy Maloney were elected in Cahir LEA.

Update 23:46

Tipperary

In Nenagh LEA Independents Joe Hannigan and Michael O’Meara have been elected on the first count.

Update 23:42

Tipperary

Independent Shane Lee and Fianna Fianna Fáil's Michael Smith were elected in the first count for Roscrea-Templemore LEA.

Update 23:31

Tipperary

The first new councillor in Tipperary have been announced.

Sinn Fein’s David Dunne and Fianna Fail’s Imelda Goldsboro were elected on the first count in the Carrick on Suir LEA.

David Dunne

For the Thurles LEA, Independent's Micheál Lowry and Jim Ryan elected on the first count as well as Fianna Fail's Seán Ryan.

Lowry celebrates

Update 23:25

Waterford 

The first candidates for Waterford City and County Council have been elected. In the Portlaw/Kilmacthomas area, Liam Brazil (FG) has been deemed elected, alongside fellow Fine Gael Councillor Seanie Power who has also been re-elected.

The counters have gone home for the night and will recommence in the morning.

Update 23:19

Tipperary

Last rush to get in before the first Tipperary results are announced.

Update 23:14

Waterford

On the first count, no candidates have reached the quota in the Lismore LEA.

Update 23:10

Kilkenny

No candidate has been elected on the second count of the Callan-Thomastown District.

Update 22:56

Kilkenny

It's coming up to 11 pm and there's been no more candidates elected in Kilkenny. Beat News understands that the Piltown and Callan-Thomastown districts will be counted tonight, however, the two remaining LEAs of Kilkenny and Castlecomer will have to wait until tomorrow morning

Update 22:50

Carlow

The third count has been completed in the Muinebheag MD with no candidate reaching the quota of 1183, therefore no candidate has been elected in this count meaning two candidates have been eliminated from the running, Aine Gladney and Liam O'Brien. The count continues to find the remaining three elected councillors for this area.

Update 22:36

Carlow

The first of the Tullow LEA candidates have been elected! Topping the poll was Fianna Fail's Cllr John Pender and next was Independent Cllr Charlie Murphy.

Cllr John Pender with grandchildren

Cllr Charlie Murphy celebrates re-election

Update 21:41

Tipperary

Getting closer here in Tipperary - but the count still rolls on. Just after 10 o'clock Tipperary has yet to elect a candidate.

Kilkenny

Three councillors have been elected in Kilkenny. In the Callan-Thomastown LEA, Cllr Peter 'Chap' Cleere (FF), Joe Sheridan (FF) and Joe Lyons (FG) have each been elected on the first count.

Successful Fianna Fáil candidates in KIlkenny

Carlow

Cllr Willie Quinn has been re-elected on the second count in Bagnelastown LEA. Quinn is the sole Labour candidate in Carlow.

He told Beat News that it’s been a long three months. 

“It’s a bit sad being the only Labour candidate in the county but at the same time look the seat I hold and we’ve held it for the last eighty years and we haven’t lost it in that eighty years with three councillors, my two former colleagues, the late John Fahy and the late Michael Meaney, they’d be proud up there tonight that we’ve continued.”

There are still three seats up for grabs.

Carlow MD and Tullow MD continue their counting with nobody elected as of yet.

Update 21:07

Carlow

Second count still underway for Bagenlstown.

Update 20:54 

Carlow

Ben Ward running for Fine Gael in the Tullow LEA has the fourth-highest votes.

He is the youngest Fine Gael candidate in the county and the youngest candidate overall across the 3 areas in Carlow

Update 20:29

Waterford

The count in Waterford was one of the last in the country to get started. As of 7:30, the first count was only just beginning.

According to tally figures, it’s possible up to eight councillors could be elected on the first count.

It’s believed one count is planned to be completed tonight, possibly a second depending on time restrictions. It’s looking like the count will go into the early hours of the morning in SETU Arena.

Beat News understands that the Lismore District is predicted to be the first counted.

Update 20:16 

Wexford

The first count is now underway at 8:10 at St. Joseph's Community Centre in County Wexford.

Update: 20:13

Clonmel count has had to restart after a crash and bang knocked carefully counted ballot papers to the ground.

Update: 20.07

Carlow

The South East has elected its first county councillor.

Thomas Kinsella is the first to be elected in the Bagenalstown district.

He told Beat News that he's feeling great about the win. "I feel elated. I feel tired after all the canvassing but it's great to get elected on the first count. I'm delighted that the people in my area show such confidence in me.

"This was really a two-man show. Myself and my wife done all the canvassing and my daughter came home from Chester to be here with us. Her boyfriend Sam done a lot of leaflet dropping. So, I really am elated and I'm very privileged to honour the people of my area for the last twenty years and I hope to do it for the next five years."

Update: 19:00

Kilkenny

Coming up to 7pm and the first count is underway in the Lyrath Convention Centre. The Callan - Thomastown LEA is being counted first. There are nine candidates here vying for six seats. Early tallies foresee former Kilkenny hurler and current sitting councillor Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere will top the polls there.

Tipperary

The count has just begun in Tipperary where they have the mammoth task of counting eight local electoral areas, according to Returning Officer in Thurles, Gerard Walsh. To expedite the process counters are taking on two LEAs at the same time.

Tipperary

Independents look to be Tipperary’s primary poll-toppers.

Photo: Máirín McGrath, Independent candidate for the Cahir LEA

After all 55 boxes from the Thurles area were tallied - Independent Jim Ryan looks like he'll take the lead, with 2,159 votes. He is followed by another Independent Michéal Lowry.

In the Nenagh area, Independent Joe Hannigan is the front-runner.

First-time Independent Candidate John O’Heney is on course for a comfortable win in the Cashel- Tipperary LEA.

While in Cahir - Máirín McGrath was a comfortable winner following the initial tallies.

Elsewhere in Tipperary, Fianna Fáil’s Imelda Goldsboro appears to be the poll-topper in the Carrick-on-Suir local electoral area - after all boxes were opened there.

In Clonmel - Pat English of the Workers Unemployed Action Party is on course to top the poll.

The first official count here will begin at 6.30pm.

Kilkenny

Current sitting councillor Peter Chap Cleere has made his way from the count centre to Nowlan Park - he is, the Kilkenny senior camogie manager,  and his team are facing Waterford this evening.

No counts have been started - but they are being separated in trolleys.

They hope at least one of four electoral areas will be completed tonight, but it’s looking like tomorrow before all the seats are filled.

Carlow

The final tallies are in for the 3 local electoral areas in Carlow.

All 73 boxes have now been moved from St Laurence O’Toole to Carlow Youth Centre where the counting has begun for the Bagenalstown Local Electoral Area.

Early indications suggest that Fine Gael’s Cllr Thomas Kinsella will retain his seat with nearly 25% of the vote.

In Tullow, Fianna Fáil’s Cllr John Pender and Independent Cllr Charlie Murphy also look to retain their seats.

Leading the way in Carlow is Cllr Fintan Phelan with 1,658 votes in his favour. He said the early figures were very encouraging:

“I’m hoping to get re-elected, I’ve put huge work into serving the people of Carlow for the past 10 years working night and day on their behalf to represent our community.

“It would be a massive honour to be re-elected so my fingers and toes are all crossed at this stage and the early indications are encouraging but it’ll be a long day.”

Counting began at around 2 o’clock for the Bagenalstown local electoral area.

Early tally indications suggest that Fine Gael’s Cllr Thomas Kinsella will retain his seat with nearly 25% of the vote.

Next in the lead is Sinn Féin’s Cllr Andy Gladney who’s daughter is also in the running for the same party which is a first for local elections in the county.

Early indications suggest it’s unlikely that Áine will get a seat, however, Andy says he is a very proud father:

“We would have made history, the only father and daughter I’d say since the foundations of state.

“Look it, she’s a great girl, she does work hard for Sinn Féin. It’s a pity that we don’t have more like her working in Sinn Féin.

“Look it, I’m very proud of her and she has done herself well, she only got 5 weeks actually to get herself together.”

Adjudication of the doubtful votes is just about to commence for the Bagenalstown Electoral Area.

For the Tullow LEA counting began at around 3:30 pm and counting began at 5 pm for the Carlow LEA.

15:30

Kilkenny

In Kilkenny, early indications are that Ireland's longest-serving female councillor Mary Hilda Cavanagh of Fine Gael and sitting councillor Pat Fitzpatrick of Fianna Fail will be re-elected on the first count.

Waterford

In Tramore-Waterford City West Fine Gael's Lola O'Sullivan is leading the way with over 17% of the vote.

Joe Kelly is second with almost 12% of the vote and Cllr Joe Conway, Mayor of Waterford City is sitting just below 11%.

Tipperary

In Tipperary, it looks like it will be a good local election for Independent candidates.

In Cahir, early tallies put Independent Mairín McGrath ahead of the pack with over 16 hundred votes.

While in the Cashel-Tipperary area, first-time Independent candidate John O'Heney is now well ahead with over 20 per cent of the vote there.

Carrick-on-Suir's Davy Dunne is the only Sinn Féin candidate who looks set to top the poll.

Sinn Féin TD for Tipperary Martin Browne noted the party decided to run several first-time candidates this time.

He continued to say "It doesn't seem to be going too well for us at the minute. We've always said we cannot persuade the public to change if we don't change ourselves and give the public more options - that's why we have run so many candidates this time"

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Carlow

It has become a lot quieter at St Laurence O’Toole’s as a lot of people have already headed to the youth centre, where the count will take place.  They are only separating the votes here.

The votes for Tullow and Bagnelstown have already been transferred across.

Early indications are showing a huge support in both areas for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

In the Carlow LEA, they are separating the last of the boxes and early indications are again showing support for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

Fianna Fáil's councillor Fintan Phelan is ahead of the pack with 21% of the votes - The next stage will be the official counting of the votes just across the town in the Youth Centre.

Wexford

Currently in Wexford, 192 boxes are being sorted through for the local and European elections.

Enniscorthy and Kilmuckridge are showing little signs of change from a joint Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael tally, which estimates that the current sitting incumbents in both constituencies are likely to keep their seats.

Pat Kehoe of Fine Gael is looking likely to inherit the seat left by Kathleen Codd-Nolan.

Gorey Tallies were concluded earlier and Fianna Fáil James Brown says he is confident they will get 2 of the 3 seats in that constituency.

Meanwhile, early estimates are showing that Labour's Lorna Fitpatrick might miss out on a seat in the Gorey constituency.

When asked if People Before Profits's 'vote left, transfer left' pact which excluded Labour had an influence on this year's election results
Former Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin had a resounding answer of 'No.'

Boxes for the New Ross constituency are currently being tallied now

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Counting is underway across the country for the first elections in over four years.

Yesterday, thousands turned out to have their say in the ballot box for the local and European elections 2024.

Polling stations closed last night at 10pm and counting began this morning.

The first boxes were opened at 9am nationwide in counting centres for both election.

The count staff in centres across the nation will separate the votes – which is expected to take some hours – before counting them.

Returning officer at Tipperary's Count Centre, James Seymore explains the verification process.

"First, we open all the boxes and all the boxes will be emptied out. We separate the local ballot paper from the European Parliamentary ballot paper.

"We also check to see how many ballot papers were in each box to match up with what the officer of that box had written down as being the number of votes cast. That process is called a verification process. That will take us up to approximately three or four o'clock."

Spoilt votes are those which are deemed illegible because there are multiple first preference votes or they have been defaced with messages.

To win a seat in a local authority, candidates have to meet the required quota of votes, which is calculated by dividing the total valid poll by one more than the number of available seats, and then adding one.

Keep up to date with all the latest news on our website, Beat102103.com.