Time to say goodnight. Thanks for reading. Counts will be live on Galway Bay FM and galwaybayfm.ie for as long as it takes. Night Night!
11.41pm - Counting now paused in Westside - Will resume at 9.30am tomorrow
11.40pm - GALWAY CITY WEST COUNT TWO RESULT
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - DENIS NEALIS HAS BEEN ELIMINATED
Noel Thomas speaking to David after being elected in Connemara South.
11.28pm - Do not be surprised if this count goes for a while longer...
11.o3pm - No Idea if The Tennis Club will pause counting for the night but on we go....
10.57pm - CONNEMARA SOUTH COUNT THREE RESULT
Valid Poll - 9,830
Quota - 1,639
II Thomas, Noel + 15 - 1,648
FG Mac an Iomaire, Pádraig + 63 - 1,422
IND Curraoín Ó, Tomas + 40 - 1,043
FF Lee, Máirtín + 86 - 904
FF Ó Tuairisg, Daragh + 6 - 868
FF Cualáin, Dáithí Ó + 53 - 825
II Leainde, Michael + 78 - 814
SF O’Hara, Kevin + 14 - 689
GP McKinstry, Alastair + 4 - 631
IND Ó Flatharta, PJ +37 - 479
IND O’Brien, Sinead + 9 - 470
NOEL THOMAS IS ELECTED - HIS SURPLUS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
10.32pm - CONNEMARA SOUTH COUNT TWO RESULT
Valid Poll - 9,830
Quota - 1,639
II Thomas, Noel + 64 - 1,633
FG Mac an Iomaire, Pádraig + 9 - 1,359
IND Curraoín Ó, Tomas + 29 - 1,003
FF Ó Tuairisg, Daragh + 12 - 862
FF Lee, Máirtín + 4 - 818
FF Cualáin, Dáithí Ó + 8 - 772
II Leainde, Michael + 28 - 736
SF O’Hara, Kevin + 12- 675
GP McKinstry, Alastair + 4 - 627
IND O’Brien, Sinead + 26 - 461
IND Ó Flatharta, PJ +19 - 442
IND Curran, Michael + 17 - 417
MICHAEL CURRAN HAS BEEN ELIMINATED
Donal Lyons speaking to Bernadette following his election
10.20pm - WESTSIDE UPDATE - The count will conclude for the evening after this count, and resume tomorrow morning at 9:30am.
10.05pm - GALWAY CITY WEST COUNT ONE RESULT
DONAL LYONS IS ELECTED IN THE FIRST COUNT - HIS SURPLUS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED - DONAL LYONS IS THE KING OF KNOCKNACARRA!
Peter Keaveney speaking to David following his election
Newly elected Councillor Josie Forde speaking to Joseph Murray
9.54pm - So, Here is where ye are now....Ballinasloe have filled all their seats and Galway City Central have done likewise.
What they means is that we have three LEA's left to fill. Connemara South, Galway City West and the recount in Athenry/Oranmore
9.51pm - An updated list of seats filled so far....
Connemara North - 4 Seats
Thomas Welby, Gerry King, Seamus Walsh, Eileen Mannion
Gort/Kinvara - 5 Seats
Geraldine Donohue, Gerry Finnerty, Paul Killilea, Martina Kinane, PJ Murphy
Loughrea - 5 Seats
Ivan Canning, Shane Curley, Declan Kelly, Michael (Mogie) Maher, Jimmy McClearn
Tuam - 7 Seats
Ollie Turner, Karey McHugh Farag, Andrew Reddington, Pete Roche, Donagh Killilea, Maty Hoade, Shaun Cunniffe
Galway City East - 6 Seats
Aisling Burke, Helen Ogbu, Alan Cheevers, Shane Forde, Declan McDonnell, Terry Ó Flaherty
Galway City Central - 6 seats
Mike Cubbard, Eddie Hoare, Frank Fahy, John McDonagh, Eibhlín Seoighthe, Josie Forde
Ballinasloe - 6 Seats
Michael Connolly, Alan Harney, Declan Geraghty, Evelyn Parsons, Peter Keaveney, Dermot Connolly
Still to Begin
Connemara South - 5 Seats
Galway City West - 6 Seats
Recount Underway
Athenry/Oranmore - 7 Seats filled prior to call for full recount
9.48pm - BALLINASLOE COUNT TWO RESULT
Valid Poll - 12,433
Quota - 1,777
SF Connolly, Dermot + 157 - 1,925
FG Keaveney, Peter + 392 - 1,953
PBPS Mannion, Andrew +33 - 397
SF Maher, Regan + 51 - 280
PETER KEAVENEY AND DERMOT CONOLLY ELECTED - BALLINASLOE CONCLUDED
9.39pm - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT ELEVEN RESULT
JOHN MCDONAGH, EIBHLÍN SEOIGHTHE AND JOSIE FORDE ARE ELECTED - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL IS NOW CONCLUDED
9.14pm - CONNEMARA SOUTH COUNT ONE RESULT
Valid Poll - 9,830
Quota - 1,639
II Thomas, Noel - 1,569
FG Mac an Iomaire, Pádraig - 1,350
IND Curraoín Ó, Tomas - 974
FF Ó Tuairisg, Daragh - 850
FF Lee, Máirtín - 814
FF Cualáin, Dáithí Ó - 764
II Leainde, Michael - 708
SF O’Hara, Kevin - 663
GP McKinstry, Alastair - 623
IND O’Brien, Sinead - 435
IND Ó Flatharta, PJ - 423
IND Curran, Michael - 400
IFP McMahon, Doran - 122
IP Walsh, Aidan - 59
IND Slevin, Geri - 43
IND Breathnach, Críostóir - 33
DORAN MCMAHON, AIDAN WALSH, GERI SLEVIN AND CRÍOSTÓIR BREATHNACH ARE ELIMINATED
9.20pm - COUNT ALERT! - CONNEMARA SOUTH COUNT ONE EXPECTED IN NEXT HALF AN HOUR
8.53pm - Sorting is underway for the second count in of the Ballinasloe LEA
8.48 - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT TEN RESULT
NO CANDIDATE HAS BEEN ELECTED - PÁDRAIG LENIHAN HAS BEEN ELIMINATED - HIS VOTES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
8.41pm - Frank Fahy speaking to Bernadette after his election to Galway City Council.
Evelyn Parsons and daughter Sally. Evelyn elected for Ballinasloe
8.15 - An updated list of seats filled so far....
Connemara North - 4 Seats
Thomas Welby, Gerry King, Seamus Walsh, Eileen Mannion
Gort/Kinvara - 5 Seats
Geraldine Donohue, Gerry Finnerty, Paul Killilea, Martina Kinane, PJ Murphy
Loughrea - 5 Seats
Ivan Canning, Shane Curley, Declan Kelly, Michael (Mogie) Maher, Jimmy McClearn
Tuam - 7 Seats
Ollie Turner, Karey McHugh Farag, Andrew Reddington, Pete Roche, Donagh Killilea, Maty Hoade, Shaun Cunniffe
Galway City East - 6 Seats
Aisling Burke, Helen Ogbu, Alan Cheevers, Shane Forde, Declan McDonnell, Terry Ó Flaherty
Galway City Central - 6 seats
Mike Cubbard, Eddie Hoare, Frank Fahy, John McDonagh, Eibhlín Seoighthe, Josie Forde
Ballinasloe - 6 Seats
Michael Connolly, Alan Harney, Declan Geraghty, Evelyn Parsons, Peter Keaveney, Dermot Connolly
Still to Begin
Connemara South - 5 Seats
Galway City West - 6 Seats
Recount Underway
Athenry/Oranmore - 7 Seats filled prior to call for full recount
8.13pm - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT NINE RESULT
FRANK FAHY IS ELECTED - ADRIAN CURRAN IS ELIMINATED
8pm - BALLINASLOE FIRST COUNT RESULT
Valid Poll - 12,433
Quota - 1,777
FF Connolly, Michael - 2,410
II Geraghty, Declan - 2,262
IND Parsons, Evelyn - 2,055
FG Harney, Alan - 1, 784
SF Connolly, Dermot - 1,768
FG Keaveney, Peter - 1, 561
PBPS Mannion, Andrew - 364
SF Maher, Regan - 229
MICHAEL CONNOLLY, ALAN HARNEY, EVELYN PARSONS AND DECLAN GERAGHTY HAVE ALL BEEN ELECTED - ALL HAVE EXCEEDED THE QUOTA
7.50pm - COUNT UPDATE - Counts due in Westside and The Tennis Club Shortly
7.15pm - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT EIGHT RESULT
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - MARTINA O'CONNOR ELIMINATED
6.38pm - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT SEVEN RESULT
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - MARY CUMMINS ELIMINATED
6.27pm - Everything calming down a little as the counts for Connemara South and Ballinasloe begins as counting continues for Galway City Central and Galway City West as well as the recount for Athenry/Oranmore.
Right....Let's look at who has been elected by their Local Electoral Area
Connemara North - 4 Seats
Thomas Welby, Gerry King, Seamus Walsh, Eileen Mannion
Gort/Kinvara - 5 Seats
Geraldine Donohue, Gerry Finnerty, Paul Killilea, Martina Kinane, PJ Murphy
Loughrea - 5 Seats
Ivan Canning, Shane Curley, Declan Kelly, Michael (Mogie) Maher, Jimmy McClearn
Tuam - 7 Seats
Ollie Turner, Karey McHugh Farag, Andrew Reddington, Pete Roche, Donagh Killilea, Maty Hoade, Shaun Cunniffe
Galway City East - 6 Seats
Aisling Burke, Helen Ogbu, Alan Cheevers, Shane Forde, Declan McDonnell, Terry Ó Flaherty
Galway City Central - 6 seats
Mike Cubbard, Eddie Hoare (4 still to be filled)
Ballinasloe - 6 Seats
Michael Connolly, Alan Harney, Declan Geraghty, Evelyn Parsons (2 Still to be filled)
Still to Begin
Connemara South - 5 Seats
Galway City West - 6 Seats
Recount Underway
Athenry/Oranmore - 7 Seats filled prior to call for full recount
Bernadette also speaking to Shane Forde
Aisling Burke speaking to Bernadette
5.44pm - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT SIX RESULT
NO CANDIDATE HAS BEEN ELECTED - MARGARETTA D'ARCY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED
GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT FIVE RESULT (This was a while ago)
NO CANDIDATE HAS BEEN ELECTED - SHAUNA RIDGE IS ELIMINATED
Newly elected Helen Ugbu speaking to Joseph Murray
5.40pm - THE LEA STATE OF PLAY
Completed
Connemara North - All 4 Seats Filled
Gort/Kinvara - All 5 Seats Filled
Loughrea - All 5 seats Filled
Tuam - All 7 Seats Filled
Loughrea - All 5 Seats Filled
Galway City East - All 6 Seats Filled.
Still to Begin
Connemara South - 5 Seats
Ballinasloe - 6 Seats
Galway City Central - 4 Seats
Galway City West - 6 Seats
Awaiting Recount
Athenry/Oranmore - 7 Seats filled prior to call for full recount
5.30pm - Returning Officer Gary McMahon has approached the stand and announced that the recount has indeed been suspended.
That means that Mike Crowe has been eliminated and AISLING BURKE, HELEN UGBU AND SHANE FORDE HAVE BEEN ELECTED. GALWAY CITY EAST IS NOW CONCLUDED
Result Below
5,15pm - An announcement will be made at 5.30pm
5.05 - There is a story brewing.....And it's Massive.....The Recount in Galway City East MAY Be suspended!
5pm - Boxes have opened for sorting in Ballinasloe Local Election
4.47pm - No better time to look at the situation in the different LEA's Right now
Connemara North - All 4 Seats Filled
Gort/Kinvara - All 5 Seats Filled
Loughrea - All 5 seats filled
Tuam - All 7 Seats Filled
Loughrea - All 5 Seats filled
Athenry/Oranmore - 7 Seats filled prior to call for full recount
Galway City East - 3 of 6 seats filled prior to call for full recount
Connemara South - 5 Seats
Ballinasloe - 6 Seats
Galway City Central - 4 Seats
Galway City West - 6 Seats
4.33pm - TUAM COUNT TWELVE RESULT
Quota – 1,920
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 207 – 2,009
FG Turner, Ollie + 141 – 1,836
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 89 – 1,804
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 162 – 1,790
FF Sheridan, Joe + 48 – 1,375
SHAUN CUNNIFFE, OLLIE TURNER AND KAREY MCHUGH FARAG AND DONAGH KILLILEA HAVE ALL BEEN ELECTED - TUAM ELECTION HAS CONCLUDED
3.50pm - LOUGHREA COUNT SIX RESULT
Quota - 1,728
FF Canning, Ivan + 521 - 2.040
SF O’Reilly, Ailish + 84 - 1,014
IVAN CANNING IS ELECTED - THE LOUGHREA LEA ELECTION HAS CONCLUDED
4.20pm - FULL RECOUNT CALLED IN ATHENRY/ORANMORE
There was only 19 votes between Cillian Keane and Eoghan Gallagher in the end and the returning officer has agreed to a full recount.
Hold On...
Athenry/Oranmore, Gort/Kinvara and Connemara North now all full.
2.35pm - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT TEN RESULT
Quota – 1,718
SF O’Hara, Louis + 180 – 1,592
FF Keane, Cillian + 51 – 1,482
FG Gallagher, Eoghan + 61 – 1,463
LOUIS O'HARA AND CILLIAN KEANE ARE ELECTED - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT IS NOW CONCLUDED
3.56pm - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT FOUR RESULT
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - SEAN COMER ELIMINATED
3.50pm - LOUGHREA COUNT FIVE RESULT
Quota - 1,728
FF Canning, Ivan + 80 - 1,519
SF O’Reilly, Ailish + 98 - 930
FF Larkin, Mark +54 - 761
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - JOHN ANTHONY MCGETTIGAN ELIMINATED
3,41pm - TUAM COUNT ELEVEN RESULT
Quota – 1,920
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 101 – 1,802
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 55 – 1,715
FG Turner, Ollie + 39– 1,695
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 172 – 1,628
FF Sheridan, Joe + 35 – 1,327
AON Silke, Luke + 62 – 893
NO CANDIDATE IS ELECTED - LUKE SILKE IS ELIMINATED
3.30pm - The news is....There is none! There has been no count since Athenry/Oranmore with the main talking point being the recount in Galway City East.
That has now restarted.
Pictured below is Peter Feeney after being elected in Athenry/Oranmore
3.15pm - LOUGHREA COUNT FOUR RESULT
Quota - 1,728
FF Canning, Ivan + 15 - 1,439
SF O’Reilly, Ailish + 3 - 832
FF Larkin, Mark + 6 - 707
GP Tooher Madden, Michelle + 1 - 243
IP McGettigan, John Anthony + 1 - 203
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - JOHN ANTHONY MCGETTIGAN AND MICHELLE TOOHER MADDEN ELIMINATED
2.35pm - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT NINE RESULT
Quota – 1,718
FG Feeney, Peter + 409 – 1,910
SF O’Hara, Louis + 170 – 1,512
FF Keane, Cillian + 263 – 1,431
FG Gallagher, Eoghan + 85 – 1,402
PETER FEENEY HAS BEEN ELECTED - HIS SURPLUS WILL NOW BE DISTRIBUTED
2.26pm - RECOUNT CALLED!
A FULL recount has been called in Galway City East by an agent for Councillor Mike Crowe.
The City West Local Electoral Area election will now not begin until after 5pm this evening.
2.20pm - TUAM COUNT TEN RESULT
Quota – 1,920
FF Hoade, Mary + 33 – 1,933
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 21 – 1,701
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 96 – 1,660
FG Turner, Ollie +75 – 1,656
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 87 – 1,456
FF Sheridan, Joe + 46 – 1,292
AON Silke, Luke + 109 – 831
SF De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán + 13 – 714
MARY HOADE IS ELECTED - STIOFÁN DE LUNDRES Ó DÁLAIGH IS ELIMINATED
2.05pm - Possible Recount for Galway City East...Not Confirmed but very likely.
2.00pm - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL WEST COUNT THREE RESULT
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - DARA O'FLAHERTY AND PATRICK FEENEY ELIMINATED
1.50pm - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT EIGHT RESULT
Valid Poll – 13,742
Quota – 1,718
FG Feeney, Peter + 8 – 1,501
SF O’Hara, Louis + 15 – 1,342
FG Gallagher, Eoghan + 4 – 1,317
FF Keane, Cillian + 5 – 1,168
FF Herterich-Quinn, Shelly + 4 – 1,118
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - SHELLY HETERICH QUINN HAS BEEN ELIMINATED
1.43pm - LOUGHREA COUNT THREE RESULT
FF Canning, Ivan + 32 - 1,424
SF O’Reilly, Ailish + 5 - 829
FF Larkin, Mark + 17 - 701
GP Tooher Madden, Michelle + 4 - 242
IP McGettigan, John Anthony + 3 - 202
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - JIMMY MCLEARN'S SURPLUS BEING DISTRIBUTED
1.35pm - DRAMA!
Following the election of Mogie Maher, there are now NINE seats have been filled in the Galway City and County Local Elections so far today.
They are...
Shane Curley, Jimmy McClearn, Michael (MOGIE) Maher and Declan Kelly in Loughrea, David Collins and James Charity in Athenry/Oranmore and Terry O'Flaherty and Alan Cheevers and Declan McDonnell in Galway City East.
There have been two counts in the last Half An Hour...Athenry/Oranmore and Tuam.
IN ATHENRY/ORANMORE - COUNT SEVEN
Quota – 1,718
FG Feeney, Peter + 90 – 1,493
SF O’Hara, Louis + 139 – 1,327
FG Gallagher, Eoghan + 126 – 1,313
FF Keane, Cillian + 47 – 1,163
FF Herterich-Quinn, Shelly + 85 – 1,114
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - SURPLUS OF JAMES CHARITY BEING DISTRIBUTED
IN TUAM - COUNT NINE
Quota – 1,920
FF Hoade, Mary + 41 – 1,900
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 24 – 1,680
FG Turner, Ollie +40 – 1,581
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 14 – 1,564
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 93 – 1,369
FF Sheridan, Joe + 18 – 1,246
AON Silke, Luke + 10 – 722
SF De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán + 57 – 701
FF Quirke, Tom + 9 – 549
NO CANDIDATE ELECTED - TOM QUIRKE ELIMINATED
12.54 - LOUGHREA COUNT TWO RESULT
Valid Poll - 10,366
Quota - 1,728
FG Maher, Michael (Moegie) + 100 - 1,801
FF Canning, Ivan + 46 - 1,392
FF Larkin, Mark + 33 - 684
SF O’Reilly, Ailish + 17 - 824
GP Tooher Madden, Michelle + 7 - 238
IP McGettigan, John Anthony + 2 - 199
MICHAEL (MOGIE) MAHER ELECTED
12.48pm - GALWAY CITY EAST COUNT THIRTEEN RESULT
NO ONE HAS REACHED THE QUOTA - ALAN CHEEVERS SURPLUS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
12.39pm - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT SIX RESULT
Valid Poll – 13,742
Quota – 1,718
IND Charity, James + 140 – 1,837
FG Feeney, Peter + 41 – 1,403
SF O’Hara, Louis + 38 – 1,188
FG Gallagher, Eoghan + 9 – 1,187
FF Keane, Cillian + 15 – 1,116
FF Herterich-Quinn, Shelly + 29 – 1,029
GP Madden, Eoin + 11 – 608
JAMES CHARITY IS ELECTED
12.30pm - TUAM COUNT EIGHT RESULT
Valid Poll – 15,356
Quota – 1,920
FF Hoade, Mary + 7 – 1,859
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 8 – 1,656
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 8 – 1,550
FG Turner, Ollie +14 – 1,541
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 35 – 1,276
FF Sheridan, Joe + 8 – 1,228
AON Silke, Luke + 8 – 712
SF De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán + 132 – 644
FF Quirke, Tom + 2 – 540
GP Kadejo, Islammiyah + 19 – 402
NO CANDIDATE HAS BEEN ELECTED - ISLAMMIYAH KADEJOHAS BEEN ELIMINATED
12.22pm - Counts are coming thick and fast now. Possible history in Galway City East to come with Helen Ogbu on the verge of winning a seat.
David Collins - Elected in Athenry/Oranmore
Declan Kelly - Elected in Loughrea
Shane Curley - Elected this morning
Terry O'Flaherty speaking to Bernadette
12.08pm - What a morning! Shane Curley, Jimmy McClearn and Declan Kelly elected in Loughrea, David Collins in Athenry/Oranmore, Terry O'Flaherty, Alan Cheevers and Declan McDonnell in Galway City East and it's getting VERY Interesting in Tuam! Pics to follow in the next couple of minutes.
11.57am - LOUGHREA COUNT ONE RESULT
Valid Poll - 10,366
Quota - 1,728
FF Canning, Ivan - 1,346
FF Curley, Shane - 1,933
II Kelly, Declan - 1,746
FF Larkin, Mark - 651
FG Maher, Michael (Moegie) - 1,701
FG McClearn, Jimmy - 1,754
IP McGettigan, John Anthony - 197
SF O’Reilly, Ailish - 807
GP Tooher Madden, Michelle - 231
THREE ELECTED - SHANE CURLEY, JIMMY MCCLEARN AND DECLAN KELLY
11.54am - GALWAY CITY EAST COUNT TWELVE RESULT
TERRY O'FLAHERTY ELECTED - NOEL LARKIN ELIMINATED
11.50am - TUAM COUNT SEVEN RESULT
Valid Poll – 15,356
Quota – 1,920
FF Hoade, Mary + 9 – 1,852
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 16 – 1,648
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 9 – 1,542
FG Turner, Ollie +9 – 1,527
FF Sheridan, Joe + 10 – 1,220
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 22 – 1,221
AON Silke, Luke + 5 – 704
FF Quirke, Tom + 2 – 538
SF De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán + 15 – 512
GP Kadejo, Islammiyah + 89 – 383
SF Reynolds, Deborah + 10 – 256
NO ONE ELECTED - DEBORAH REYNOLDS ELIMINATED
11.36am - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT FIVE RESULT
Valid Poll – 13,742
Quota – 1,718
FG Collins, David +18 - 1,732
IND Charity, James + 31 – 1,697
FG Feeney, Peter + 12 – 1,362
FG Gallagher, Eoghan + 66 – 1,178
SF O’Hara, Louis + 48 – 1,150
FF Keane, Cillian + 75 – 1,101
FF Herterich-Quinn, Shelly + 28 – 1,000
GP Madden, Eoin + 119 – 597
II Hehir, Sean + 3 –437
DAVID COLLINS IS ELECTED - SEAN HEHIR ELIMINATED
11,34am - TUAM COUNT SIX RESULT
Valid Poll – 15,356
Quota – 1,920
FF Hoade, Mary + 4 – 1,843
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 88 – 1,632
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 2 – 1,533
FG Turner, Ollie +3 – 1,518
FF Sheridan, Joe + 1 – 1,210
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 22 – 1,221
AON Silke, Luke + 32 – 699
FF Quirke, Tom + 0 – 536
SF De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán + 4 – 497
GP Kadejo, Islammiyah + 1 – 294
SF Reynolds, Deborah + 0 – 246
LAB Oguekwe, Blessing + 0 – 230
NO ONE ELECTED - BLESSING OGUEKWE ELIMINATED
11.33am - GALWAY CITY CENTRAL COUNT TWO RESULT - DISTRIBUTION OF MIKE CUBBARD'S SURPLUS
NO ONE ELECTED - EDDIE HOARE'S SURPLUS NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED
11.22am - COUNT ALERT - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT FIVE DUE SHORTLY
10.43am - GALWAY CITY EAST COUNT ELEVEN RESULT
ALAN CHEEVERS AND DECLAN MCDONNELL HAVE BEEN ELECTED - JUSTINE DELANEY HEASLIP HAS BEEN ELIMINATED
Things are moving along nicely...Hope that's not famous last words!
10.23am - GALWAY CITY EAST COUNT TEN RESULT
NO ONE ELECTED - MICHAEL TULLY ELIMINATED
10.18am - TUAM COUNT FIVE RESULT
Valid Poll – 15,356
Quota – 1,920
FF Hoade, Mary + 2 – 1,839
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 32 – 1,544
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark +1 – 1,531
FG Turner, Ollie +2 – 1,515
FF Sheridan, Joe + 0 – 1,209
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 10 – 1,199
AON Silke, Luke + 18 – 667
FF Quirke, Tom + 3 – 536
SF De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán + 4 – 493
GP Kadejo, Islammiyah + 2 – 293
SF Reynolds, Deborah + 0 – 246
LAB Oguekwe, Blessing + 6 – 230
NP Culligan, Ross + 40 – 197
NO ONE ELECTED - ROSS CULLIGAN ELIMINATED
10.13am - ATHENRY/ORANMORE COUNT THREE RESULT - DISTRUBTION ON THOMAS GREALISH SURPLUS
Valid Poll – 13,742
Quota – 1,718
FG Collins, David +22 - 1,705
IND Charity, James + 26 – 1,614
FG Feeney, Peter + 4 – 1,342
FG Gallagher, Eoghan + 27 – 1,105
SF O’Hara, Louis + 7 – 1,080
FF Keane, Cillian + 20 – 1,025
FF Herterich-Quinn, Shelly + 6 – 962
GP Madden, Eoin + 2 – 477
LAB Landy, Fergal + 3 – 418
II Hehir, Sean + 5 – 342
IP Carr, Maria + 3 – 236
NO ONE ELECTED - MARIA CARR ELIMINATED
9.40am - TUAM FOURTH COUNT RESULT
Valid Poll – 15,356
Quota – 1,920
FF Hoade, Mary + 3 – 1,837
FF Killilea, Donagh Mark + 8 – 1,530
FG Turner, Ollie + 5 – 1,513
II Cunniffe, Shaun + 16 – 1,512
FF Sheridan, Joe + 3 – 1,209
IND McHugh Farag, Karey + 26 – 1,189
AON Silke, Luke + 10 – 649
FF Quirke, Tom + 2 – 533
SF De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán + 6 – 489
GP Kadejo, Islammiyah + 1 – 291
SF Reynolds, Deborah + 2 – 246
LAB Oguekwe, Blessing + 6 – 230
NP Culligan, Ross + 4 – 157
IP Gaughan, Dannan Liam + 0 – 124
No One elected - Liam Dannan Gaughan eliminated.
9.28am - The story at the moment regarding the different Local Electoral Areas and how many seats have to be filled...
Connemara North - All 4 Seats Filled
Gort/Kinvara - All 5 Seats Filled
Tuam - 5 Seats
Loughrea - 5 Seats
Athenry/Oranmore - 5 Seats
Connemara South - 5 Seats
Ballinasloe - 6 Seats
Galway City East - 6 Seats
Galway City Central - 4 Seats
Galway City West - 6 Seats
Already Filled are Gort/Kinvara and Connemara North.
So, it could be another long but dramatic day in Galway.
9.25am - This morning, they are concentrating on the Loughrea LEA that has 5 seats and the following candidates...
FF Canning, Ivan
FF Curley, Shane
II Kelly, Declan
FF Larkin, Mark
FG Maher, Michael (Moegie)
FG McClearn, Jimmy
IP McGettigan, John Anthony
SF O’Reilly, Ailish
GP Tooher Madden, Michelle
Counting has resumed in the Tennis Club for the County and will get back up and running for the City at 10am in Westside.
#ICYMI - So far, 13 seats have been filled with 11 seats filled in the County Council and 2 in the City Council.
They are, in the City Council Mike Cubbard and Eddie Hoare and in the County Council, Andrew Reddington, Pete Roche, Albert Dolan, Thomas Grealish, Gerry Finnerty, PJ Murphy, Martina Kinane, Geraldine Donohue, Paul Killilea, Thomas Welby, Seamus Walsh, Eileen Mannion and Gerry King.
9.17am - Good Morning and Welcome to Day Two of our live blog covering the Galway City and County Local Elections for 2024.
