DONEGAL LEA - Independent candidate Diarmaid Doherty eliminated on the fifth count

Independent candidate Diarmaid Doherty has been eliminated in the fifth count following the distribution of the votes of Seán O’Beirne. His 432 votes will now be redistributed.

No candidate has yet made the quota of 2,042.

The transfer of 126 votes to John McNulty is the biggest transfer in the count yet and leaves him on 1106.

Niamh Kennedy (1661) has increased her lead over Noel Jordan (1598).

Donegal LEA -  Fifth count - distribution of the votes of Seán O’Beirne.

Quota - 2,042

John J Boyle (FG) 795 + 15...810

Tom Conaghan (Ind)  993 +7...1000

Diarmaid Doherty (Ind) 432 +0...432

Billy Grimes (Ind) 951 +1...952

Noel Jordan (SF) 1573 +25...1598

Niamh Kennedy (Ind) 1585  +76...1661

Pauric Kennedy (Ind)  760 +0... 760

Seamus Maguire (Ind)  907+16...935

Philip McGlynn (FF) 533  +0...533

Eimear McGuinness (FF) 506  +21...527

Michael McMahon (SF)  973+1...974

John McNulty (FG)  980 +126...1106

Roger Meehan (FF) 487  +16...503

Michéal Naughton  (FF) 1224 +3...1227

Barry Sweeny (FG) 1215  + 2...1217

Eliminated -  Diarmaid Doherty with 432 votes