Sunday's live updates: The state of play at Donegal's five local election centres

1:30am
Letterkenny LEA will undergo a full recount tomorrow morning at 10am after a request from one of the candidates, Seamus Canning, the returning officer has confirmed

01:27am
Joking aside, there is talk that Letterkenny LEA might be recounted tomorrow. Things were at a standstill here. But the 12th round have just been read out.

01:15am
Rumours the Letterkenny LEA will be settled by a rock, paper, scissors championship are apparently not true

12:52am
Watch: Thunderous cheers as Gerry McMonagle and Tomás Sean Devine elected, by Mary McFadden

12:50am
All seats filled in Donegal LEA as count draws to a close, writes Siobhan McNamara

12:45am
Letterkenny prepares for the 11th count

12:35am
Jimmy Brogan and Niamh Kennedy elected by exceeding quota; Manus Boyle and Michael McMahon elected without exceeding quota, all on Count 11 in Donegal Town

Thoiba Ahmed offered her congratulations to Gerry McMonagle

12:33am
Tomás Seán Devine dedicates election success to his late mother, he spoke to Alan Foley

12:08am
 Tomas Sean Devine and Gerry McMonagle have been elected in Letterkenny

11:59pm
Ó Fearraigh, McGee and Carr drive over the line in Glenties LEA, here's the latest from Chris McNulty

11:57pm
Donal Coyle's seat at risk as Mary T Sweeney makes gains - Mary McFadden looks at what might play out in Letterkenny 

State of play: Finished in Glenties LEA, Carndonagh LEA, Buncrana LEA, Lifford-Stranorlar LEA and Milford LEA. In Letterkenny only Donal Mandy Kelly has been elected and in Donegal Town it's Michéal Naughton and Noel Jordan

11:32pm
Brian Carr, John Sheamais O Fearraigh and Denis McGee all elected in Glenties, joining Michael McClafferty, Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig and Anthony Molloy. Done and dusted at the Highlands Hotel

11:31pm
Donegal LEA Count 10, Noel Jordan of Sinn Féin is elected. Surplus of 367 to be distributed

11:25pm
Sandra Haughey is eliminated following the ninth count in Letterkenny

11:23pm
Watch: 'Manus would have been an outstanding councillor' - Donal 'Mandy' Kelly

11:19pm
'Work starts again now', vows Anthony Molloy after re-election, writes Chris McNulty from Glenties

11:07am
Local elections: Crawford loses out as McGowan and Nic Mheanman nick it

11:01am
Patrick McGowan has been elected on count 8 in Lifford-Stranorlar

10:45pm
Eighth count in Letterkenny and Declan Jordan is now eliminated

10:43pm
Canning, Crossan and Fionán Bradley elected in the final count in Buncrana, as Declan Magee explains

10:36pm
Pauric Kennedy was eliminated after count 9 in Donegal Town and here Siobhan McNamara explains how Michéal Naughton got over the line

10:16pm
Sinn Féin’s Albert Doherty elected in the Carndonagh LEA, see the video here

10:12pm
Seventh count in Letterkenny, and Thoiba Ahmed has been eliminated 

10:05pm
Anthony Molloy has been elected on count 8 in Glenties

10:04pm
Dakota Nic Mheanman has been elected on count 8 in Lifford-Stranorlar

10:02pm
Carndonagh LEA - Martin Farren, Labour, takes the fourth and final seat

9:55pm
In Letterkenny, there have been six counts and thus far, Donal Mandy Kelly is in from the first count. So far, Selina O'Donnell, Vincent Bradley, Ann McCloskey, Nuala Carr, Michael McLaughlin and Ulich Hughes are eliminated

9:50pm
Buncrana LEA: Count 8 - Paul Canning, Fianna Fáil, Terry Crossan, Sinn Féin and Fionán Bradley, Fianna Fáil, elected, whilst in Donegal Town on the eighth count, Michéal Naughton is the first person elected.

9:45pm
Carndonagh LEA: Count seven- Albert Doherty, Sinn Féin elected

9:15pm
Niamh Kennedy back in the running in Donegal LEA, in sixth place on 1,357 ahead of Fine Gael's Manus Boyle on 1,352

9:07pm
Donegal Town has been through seven counts and still no-one elected, Martin Hegarty Fianna Fail has been eliminated and his 894 votes to be distributed

9:05pm
Frank McBrearty and Martin Harley have been elected in Lifford-Stranorlar

9pm
Buncrana LEA: Count 7 - Kim McMenamin, the Irish People Party eliminated. His 793 votes will now be distributed.

8:30pm
Donegal LEA Count 6, still no one elected. Diarmaid Doherty (Ind) eliminated. Naughton 29 off quota and Jordan is 74 away

8:16am
Count Five in Donegal Town sees Naughton on brink of quota - here's the latest from Donegal Town with Siobhan McNamara

8:15pm
Martin Scanlon tops Lifford-Stranorlar poll, Gary Doherty elected, here's how

8:13pm
Buncrana LEA's count six - Peter McLaughlin, Fine Gael is eliminated

8:11pm
Glenties LEA sees Kevin O’Donnell eliminated on the sixth count

7:45pm
Here's a snapshot of where the local elections in Donegal are at right now

7:28pm
On the fifth count at the Finn Valley Centre, Lifford-Stranorlar has elected both Martin Scanlon and Gary Doherty

7:27pm
Buncrana LEA's fifth count sees Adrian McMyler, Independent, eliminated

7:22pm
Donegal LEA Count Four sees Patrick Brogan eliminated, all the latest from Siobhan McNamara

7:20pm
Carndonagh LEA, on the fifth count Toni Devine, Sinn Féin and Paul Barry McKinney, non-party, are eliminated

7:18pm
Jimmy Duffy eliminated in Glenties, Charles Ward exits in Stranorlar, from Chris McNulty

7:14pm
Here's how Donal Mandy Kelly got elected on the first count in the Letterkenny, writes Aoife Gallagher 

7pm
Anne Marie Rodgers out in Glenties on count four, with her 397 votes now to be distributed

6:52pm
Carndonagh LEA's fourth count sees Donal McKinney, The Irish People, eliminated, after Michael White, Green Party, went out in the previous count

6:50pm
Pauric McGarvey's delight with Milford LEA election after sleepless night, watch his interview here

6:40pm
Donal Mandy Kelly has been elected in the first count in Letterkenny

6:34pm
All seats filled in Milford LEA as two elected without quota, writes Aoife Gallagher

6:33pm
Looks like the first count in Letterkenny is about to be announced 

6:31pm
Buncrana LEA's Count three sees Eamon McGee, non-party, eliminated

6:26pm
Watch: New Donegal councillor Declan Meehan promises to 'shake things up', he told Mary McFadden

6:26pm
Donegal LEA Claudia Kennedy eliminated on third count, no quota reached. On we go

6:25pm
Martin McDermott amazed at ‘phenomenal’ vote in face of surge for 100% Redress, as he told Declan Magee

6:10pm
Pauric McGarvey and Liam Blaney have taken the second and third seats in the Milford LEA

6:08pm
Outgoing Cllr Tom Conaghan reflects on Donegal LEA poll so far, he spoke to Siobhan McNamara

6:05pm
There's a recheck going on in Letterkenny LEA

5:37pm
Second count Donegal LEA, Derek Vial eliminated on 201, no one elected

5:36pm
Here's the numbers from the fourth count of the Milford LEA, which saw Declan Meehan over the line, as written by Aoife Gallagher

5:33pm
Here's the lie of the land in Donegal Town after the first count, writes Siobhan McNamara

5:21pm
The Letterkenny LEA discussion over the doubtful votes is finally over and first count expected shortly 

5:20pm
Following the first count in Donegal Town, Micheal Naughton tops poll with 1,847 first preference votes. Quota of 1,985 not reached. John Molloy, TIP, was eliminated on 140 votes

5:19pm
Declan Meehan has surpassed the quota and is elected in Milford LEA, following the fourth count

5:11pm
Declan Meehan isn't as far as the quota in Milford just yet, but he's getting there, whilst John O'Donnell had admitted he is not going to retain his seat

5:05pm
Having spoken to Mary McFadden, Jimmy Kavanagh admits 100% Redress party 'affected' his vote

5:03pm
Rebecca McDaid and Garvan Connolly have been eliminated after count one and two in Stranorlar

4:39pm 
Adjudication of doubtful votes is complete in Donegal Town, writes Siobhan McNamara

4:36pm
John O'Donnell has admitted defeat in his chase to retain a seat in Milford

4:26pm
Here's the breakdown of the first count in Carndonagh, where two made the quota

4:24pm
Here's a sample in photos from the Aura Centre in Letterkenny, where the Milford LEA and Letterkenny LEA are being counted, from Mary McFadden

4:21pm
Here's an update from the Milford LEA, with info on the second count from Aoife Gallagher 

4:20pm
They're adjudicating the doubtful votes in Letterkenny LEA and scrutinising finished in Donegal Town

3:54pm
Here's the breakdown of the first count from the Milford LEA, from Aoife Gallagher

3:48pm
Yet to get underway at the Finn Valley Centre in the Lifford-Stranorlar LEA, so here's the lie of the land before they do

3:47pm
Watch: Carndonagh LEA: Ali Farren and Martin McDermott elected on the first count

3:44pm
In the Carndonagh LEA, Ali Farren and Martin McDermott have been elected, with 2,253 and 2,069 votes respectively. The quota was 1,588. 

3:34pm
Local elections: MacGiolla Easbuig, McClafferty elected on first count in Glenties, writes Chris McNulty

3:30pm
In the Milford LEA, nobody has reached the quota of 2,058, with Declan Meehan clocking up 1,729. Vincent Bradley, 145, and Kathleen Deeney, 132, are eliminated. 

3:17pm
In the Glenties MD, which is a six-seater, Michael McClafferty (non-party) and Micheál Choilm MacGiolla Easbuig are the first two to be elected in Donegal. The quota was 1,883, with McClafferty picking up 1,902 votes and Micheál Choilm MacGiolla Easbuig getting 2,111.

2:18pm
Donal Mandy Kelly's supporters are in Letterkenny in force and he spoke to Mary McFadden here in the Aura Centre

2:08pm
Counting of doubtful ballots underway in Lifford-Stranorlar LEA

1:48pm
Same in Letterkenny, with the doubtful ballot taking place 

1:46pm
Doubtful ballot adjudication in Glenties LEA

1:15pm
There is a huge contingent of Donal Mandy Kelly's family in the Aura Centre in Letterkenny now and they're all in great spirits. Kelly finished yesterday's tally day top of the pile in the Letterkenny LEA. They're over the moon and waiting now just to get the rubber stamp on things. 


In Carndonagh, Ali Farren gained great tallies on Saturday for the 100% Redress Party. Here's yesterday's recap.

Thomas Pringle stressed the importance of transfers when he spoke to Siobhan McNamara in Donegal Town

At the close of business on Saturday night at Lifford-Stranorlar, Martin Scanlon was the man who left the Aura Centre with the broadest smile with a brilliant day of tallies. Here's how it ended

At the Bosco Centre in Donegal Town, this is the scene

Carndonagh LEA: Votes have been sorted and counting is underway

Here's how things ended up on Saturday for the Buncrana area, with Jack Murray looking strong and Joy Beard putting in a great showing

In the Carndonagh local electoral area, candidates and their agents have begun inspecting doubtful votes

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Siobhan McNamara is at the Bosco Centre in Donegal and here's the lie of the land

Latest from Glenties, from Chris McNulty

Here's the scene at the Highlands Hotel in Glenties, with things underway

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Declan Meehan almost trebled his vote in the Milford LEA and has taken a massive step towards taking one of the three seats, with John O'Donnell currently looking like missing out.

Final tallies from Milford, where there are three seats
1 - Declan Meehan, Ramelton, non-party; 21%, 1,712
2 - Liam Blaney, Tamney, Fianna Fáil; 18.8%, 1,534
3 - Pauric McGarvey, Rathmullan; non-party; 16.9%, 1,378
4 - John O’Donnell, Kilmacrennan, non-party; 16.3%, 1,327
5 - Maria Doherty, Carrigart, Sinn Féin; 11.3%, 918
6 - Éamonn Jackson, Glenkeen, Milford, 100% Redress; 6.1%, 499
7 - Aaron Sweeney, Cranford, Fine Gael; 6.1%, 479
8 - Vincent J Bradley, Carrigart, non-party; 1.8%, 143
9- Kathleen Deeney, Rathmullan, Aontú 1.6%, 131

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Nine candidates are contesting the three-seat LEA which forms part of the Letterkeny-Milford municipal district. Sitting councillors John O’Donnell, Kilmacrennan (non-party), Liam Blaney (Fianna Fáil) and Pauric McGarvey (non-party) are seeking reelection.

Candidates: Éamonn Jackson, Glenkeen, Milford, 100% Redress; John O’Donnell, Kilmacrennan, non-party; Maria Doherty, Carrigart, Sinn Féin; Declan Meehan, Ramelton, non-party; Aaron Sweeney, Cranford, Fine Gael; Liam Blaney, Tamney, Fianna Fáil; Vincent J Bradley, Carrigart, non-party; Pauric McGarvey, Rathmullan; non-party; Kathleen Deeney, Rathmullan, Aontú.

Final tallies from Milford, where there are three seats
1 - Declan Meehan, Ramelton, non-party; 21%, 1,712
2 - Liam Blaney, Tamney, Fianna Fáil; 18.8%, 1,534
3 - Pauric McGarvey, Rathmullan; non-party; 16.9%, 1,378
4 - John O’Donnell, Kilmacrennan, non-party; 16.3%, 1,327
5 - Maria Doherty, Carrigart, Sinn Féin; 11.3%, 918
6 - Éamonn Jackson, Glenkeen, Milford, 100% Redress; 6.1%, 499
7 - Aaron Sweeney, Cranford, Fine Gael; 6.1%, 479
8 - Vincent J Bradley, Carrigart, non-party; 1.8%, 143
9- Kathleen Deeney, Rathmullan, Aontú 1.6%, 131

In Letterkenny, there are seven seats and from the tallies yesterday, Donal Mandy Kelly looks in a very good position and looks like he should top the poll. 

Outside of that, there isn't expected to be a huge change although Kevin Bradley looks like he will be in a fight to keep his seat.

The Letterkenny tallies
1- Donal Mandy Kelly, Fianna Fáil, 14 per cent, 1,791 votes
2 - Ciaran Brogan, Fianna Fáil, 10.8 percent, 1,381 votes
3 - Tomás Seán Devine, 100% Redress, 9.8 percent, 1,259 votes
4 - Jimmy Kavanagh, Fine Gael, 9.5, 1,222 votes
5 - Michael McBride, non-party, 8.5 percent, 1,088 votes
6 - Gerry McMonagle, Sinn Féin, 7.4 percent, 952 votes
7 - Donal Coyle, Fianna Fáil, 7.4 percent, 948 votes
8 - Mary T Sweeney, Aontú, 5.9 percent, 760 votes
9 - Declan Jordan, non-party; 4.9 percent, 626 votes
10 - Kevin Bradley, Independent, 5.6 per cent, 717 votes
11 - Sandra Haughey, Sinn Féin, 4.7 per cent, 605 votes
12 - Thoiba Ahmed, non-party; 3.4 percent 433 votes
13 - Ulick Hughes, Sinn Féin, 2.7 percent, 348 votes
14 - Michael McLaughlin, The Labour Party, 1.8 per cent, 229 votes
15 - Nuala Carr, Green Party; 1.4 percent, 175 votes
16 - Anne McCloskey, The Irish People; 1.1 per cent, 144 votes
17 - Vincent J Bradley, non-party; 0.8 per cent, 108 votes
18 - Selina O’Donnell, non-party, 0.2 percent, 32 votes

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Good morning and welcome to the latest from the local election counts here in Donegal.

There are five centres where the sorting is just underway around the county. 

Letterkenny and Milford counts are taking place at the Aura Leisure Complex in Lettrekenny

Buncrana and Carndonagh at Carndonagh Community School

Lifford-Stranorlar counting at the Finn Valley Centre

Donegal will be sorted at John Bosco Centre

Glenties' count is at the Highlands Hotel, in Glenties