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Live Election Results: Sinn Féin Surges While Green Party Faces Setbacks

November 30, 2024 Catherine Williams News
News Context
At a glance
  • Counting is ongoing across the country for the general election.
  • Fingal West: Sinn Féin's Louise O'Reilly leads with 6,965 first preferences.
  • Dublin Central: Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch has 3,098 first preferences.
Original source: breakingnews.ie

Counting is ongoing across the country for the general election. Here are the latest updates:

  • Fingal West: Sinn Féin’s Louise O’Reilly leads with 6,965 first preferences. Labour’s Robert O’Donoghue follows with 5,044, then Fine Gael’s Grace Boland with 4,583, and Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee with 4,417. Outgoing Green Party TD Joe O’Brien secured only 1,844 votes.

  • Dublin Central: Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch has 3,098 first preferences. Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald tops the poll with 6,551, followed by Fine Gael’s Paschal Donohoe with 5,493. Other candidates include Sinn Féin’s Gary Gannon (4,353), Labour’s Marie Sherlock (2,465), and Fianna Fáil’s Mary Fitzpatrick (2,344).

  • Dublin Bay South: Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan leads with 6,060 votes, followed by Labour’s Ivana Bacik with 5,684 and Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan with 5,536. Sinn Féin’s Chris Andrews has 4,875. Green Party candidate Hazel Chu trails with 3,250 votes.

  • Laois: Fine Gael’s Willie Aird tops the first preferences with 9,269 votes, closely followed by Sinn Féin’s Sean Fleming with 8,123.

  • Wicklow-Wexford: Brian Brennan leads with 8,820 first preferences, followed by Malcolm Byrne of Fianna Fáil with 8,311, and Sinn Féin’s Fionntan Ó Súillebháin with 7,719.

  • Dublin Fingal East: Fianna Fáil’s Darragh O’Brien leads with 8,906 votes, followed by Sinn Féin’s Ann Graves with 5,450.

  • Limerick County: Fine Gael’s Patrick O’Donovan is elected with 11,563 first preferences, securing the second seat in the constituency.

  • Overall Trends: The Green Party faces challenges, with Eamon Ryan acknowledging a tough day. The Social Democrats report positive growth.

  • Turnout and Other Insights: Current tallies show varied performance across constituencies, with Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil maintaining competitiveness.

Stay tuned for more updates as counting continues.