Thanks to the hard-working count staff here at the RDS - and to all those of you who followed and engaged with the action from home
- Kate (@varleytweets)
****FINAL SEATS FILLED - DUBLIN SOUTH-CENTRAL****
Jen Cummins (SD)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF)
Máire Devine (SF)
(Catherine Ardagh FF elected in the previous count)
Dublin South-Central has its first TD of the 34th Dáil.
FF’s Catherine Ardagh was elected on the 14th Count.
She said she was “humbled and honoured” to be selected to serve the people of DSC, and looked forward to following in the footsteps of her late father, Seán Ardagh
State of play after Count 13
Still no TD elected in Dublin South-Central.
But next count/s will be crucial… stick with us as we enter the business end of this race
“It’s been an honour and a privilege to have served”
An emotional Joan Collins thanks her supporters after she loses her seat in Dublin South-Central.
She says she has no plans to run again but “will always be an activist”
An ever-evolving leaderboard for Dublin South-Central provoking much interest here in the RDS.
FF's Catherine Ardagh currently out in front after receiving 2,146 transfers from FG's Mary Seery Kearney in Count 11.
A recheck of transfers from Patrick Costello to Darragh Moriarty has taken place following a request from Mary Seery Kearney’s team.
Just three votes separated FG’s Seery Kearney and Labour’s Moriarty in the last count.
One ballot was deemed not to be non-transferable.
“I’m a nervous wreck”
Joan Collins admits she’s in a battle to retain her seat in Dublin South-Central
Patrick Costello has lost his seat in Dublin South-Central on the ninth count, in what will be seen as another blow for the Green Party
Morning all 👋 We’re all caffeinated up and ready to rock and roll on day 2.
6th count for Dublin South Central due to get underway here at the RDS at 10am
The counting of votes has been suspended until tomorrow morning in Dublin South-Central.
Here's a quick summary of the day:
- No candidate elected after 5 counts
- SF's Aengus Ó Snodaigh is leading the pack with 4,521 votes, still significantly short of the 7,469 quota
- SF in contention for a second seat with both Máire Devine (3872) and Daithi Doolan (3328) in the mix
- Also performing strongly: Catherine Ardagh (FF) 4027, Hazel De Nortúin (PBP-S) 3422 + Jen Cummins (SD) 3383









