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Local election votes recounted in Celbridge - and show the same result

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02:06 26 May 2019


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The recount of votes in the Celbridge area of Kildare is now complete, and has re-affirmed the original count.

Fianna Fáil's Michael Coleman topped the poll.

Green councillor Vanessa Liston, Independent Íde Cussen and Labour's Ciara Galvin, were deemed elected without reaching the quota.

Independent candidate Brendan Young requested the recount after he was just 10 votes short of retaking his seat on the council.

There's a good chance we won't know any European election results today at all.

Counters across the country are making their way through a mountain of votes.

In Ireland South, there's 7 tonnes of ballot papers to be sorted before the end of the night.

Nothing can be announced until 10pm anyway until polls close in all European countries.

Dublin is going to be assessed this evening with a first count maybe possible before midnight - but it looks as though it could be tomorrow before Ireland officially elects any MEPs.

Overall, the Green Party is doing well but Sinn Féin's had a very tough weekend.


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