Ballot Box being emptied in the Aura, Letterkenny Count Centre on Saturday morning. Photo: Donna El Assaad
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 of Dessie Shiels.
Sinn Fein want the bundles of three candidates – Pearse ad Gary Doherty and Dessie Shiels – checked, a request which has been granted by Returning Officr, Geraldine O’Connor.
Count will resume at 10am