Roscommon-Galway 3rd Count: O'Donoghue, Leyden eliminated
So far six candidates have been eliminated in the Roscommon-Galway election count with just one candidate elected after three counts.
In a pain-stakingly slow count, sorters are distributing the 4,800 second preferences of Green candidate Julie O'Donoghue and Fianna Fáil's Orla Leyden.
Four candidates in the count were eliminated on the second count - Thomas Fallon (Ind), Paul Hanley (National Party), Kieran Tynan (Solidarity People Before Profit) and James Hope (Aontú).
Denis Naughten (Ind) is the next candidate expected to be elected but it will likely take a further two counts.
The count is likely to go well into the early hours of the morning at the Dr Hyde GAA Park.
Number of seats: 3 Electorate: 69,598 Spoiled votes: 330 Total valid poll: 45,612 Quota: 11,404
THIRD COUNT Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) Elected Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 +635 9057 +362 9419 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 +319 8322 +368 8690 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 +169 5635 +75 5710 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 +256 5201 +180 5381 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 +171 3124 +73 3197 O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 +32 1445 +165 1610 Hope, James (Aontu) 504 +38 542 Eliminated Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 +20 442 Eliminated Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319 +12 331 Eliminated Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88 +21 109 - Eliminated
Nobody deemed elected. Eliminated O'Donoghue and Leyden.
SECOND COUNT Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) 13,077 Elected Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 +635 9057 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 +319 8322 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 +169 5635 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 +256 5201 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 +171 3124 O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 +32 1445 Hope, James (Aontu) 504 +38 542 Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 +20 442 Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319 +12 331 Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88 +21 109
Eliminated Fallon, Hanley, Hope and Tynan
FIRST COUNT Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) 13,077 Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 Hope, James (Aontu) 504 Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319 Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88
Fitzmaurice re-elected on the first count. Fitzmaurice's surplus of 1,673 to be distributed.