Luke ‘Ming Flanagan’ is on course to top the poll in the Midlands Northwest constituency.
They are now into Count 5 at the TF Royal in Castlebar.
It still might be a few days before there’s a final result here in Castlebar, but Luke Ming Flanagan, Nina Carberry, Barry Cowen, Maria Walsh and Ciarán Mullooly are in pole position to take the 5 seats.
Sinn Fein, who were up as high as 40% in opinion polls for the Midlands Northwest constituency last year, look set to lose out.
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Meanwhile questions may raised about Fianna Fails three candidate strategy, Barry Cowen, Lisa Chambers and Niall Blaney received almost 150,000 first preference votes between them.
