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Approaching the final stages of the count in Ballinteer community school. The four candidates vying for the three available seats are all here ahead of count 10. Either way there will be three new TDs for the constituency along with incumbent Fine Gael’s Neal Richmond
Amended Statement on 7th Count following re-check and distribution of Liam Coughlan (Aontú) 2,767 votes. Shay Brennan (FF) gains 300 votes compared to original declaration. Sinead Gibney (Soc Dems) loses 268 votes. Lettie McCarthy (LAB) eliminated
Every vote being scruitnised during recheck of votes in Rathdown. Shay Brennan appears to be the main beneficiary after discrepancies in the 7th count were highlighted by his team
Re-check of count 7 has started in Rathdown. Candidates briefed by returning officer and told it's likely to set the overall count back by 1.5 hours here in Ballinteer Community School. Only FG's Neal Richmond has been elected in this four seater
Candidates being briefed by returning officer Sue Martin about a recount that’s taking place following Shay Brennan’s request for a review of the 7th count. His team said he got more votes than 102 allocated to him
RECOUNT: FF Shay Brennan has asked for a recount after the results of Count 7 were announced, when he received 102 transfers from Liam Coughlan. The Brennan camp said their tallies indicated he got 398 votes. Returning officer Sue Martin said a recount will happen after lunch
Count 3. No candidate reached quota. Siobha Ni Aonghusa (PBP-SOL) eliminated. Her votes (1351) will now be distributed tomorrow. Counting for tonight has now finished and will resume from 10 am Sunday.
Third count here in Dublin Rathdown.
No one has been elected on this count.
There are three seats left unfilled here as we break for the night
Second count finished here in Dublin Rathdown, no one was elected but bottom three candidates Garrett McCafferty (NP), Kevin Daly (IND) and Conor Murphy (IND) will all be eliminated
Speaking to reporters after it was announced that Neale Richmond had retained his seat he said he was "chuffed"
He added that he expects his running mate Maeve O'Connell to be elected to the Dáil tomorrow morning
He added that he expects his running mate Maeve O'Connell to be elected to the Dáil tomorrow morning
"Maeve and I ran as a really united ticket," Mr Richmond said.
He added that party leader Simon Harris had said that he wanted two Fine Gael seats returned in Dublin Rathdown