GE 16: Pat The Cope Gallagher and Joe McHugh elected
GE 16: Dessie Shiels eliminated in the ninth count
Outgoing Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn have moved more than 700 votes ahead of nearest challenger Deputy Thomas Pringle (Ind) in race for the final seat
GE 16: Deputy Pearse Doherty re-elected on eight count
SINN FEIN’S Pearse Doherty has joined Charlie McConalogue (FF) in the 32nd Dáil.
GE16 update: Recount of Shiels and G Doherty votes
RETURNING Officer, Geraldine O’Connor has confirmed a recount of Dessie Shiels and Gary Doherty’s votes is taking place, following a request by SF.
GE16: Election count Day 2
AFTER seventeen hours counting, and just less than eight to sleep, we are back at the count in the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny.
GE16: RECHECK granted so Donegal count resumes at 10am
SINN Fein called for a recheck of bundles after their candidate Gary Doherty was eliminated at the end of the seventh count – just seven votes adrift
GE15: Fifth count sees elimination of Niamh Kennedy
Niamh Kennedy is the latest candidate to be eliminated