Wait goes on for Tuam hopefuls
The long wait for Galway County Council seats for the Tuam LEA continues with outgoing Councillor Mary Hoade within touching distance, followed by Shaun Cunniffe who looks set to resume his political career.
But the real battle here will have to wait until later in the day when the last of the seven seats is decided. That’s likely to come down to a battle between outgoing Cllrs Karey McHugh Farag and Joe Sheridan along with broadcaster Ollie Turner.
Andrew Reddington and Peter Roche surpassed the quota on the first count yesterday and Donagh Killilea also looks safe to retain his seat.
Caption: Cllrs Moegie Maher and Mary Hoade chatting at the count centre. Photo: Gerry Stronge.
Count 5
Quota – 1,920
Hoade, Mary (FF) (+2) 1,839
Cunniffe, Shaun (Ind Ire) (+32) 1,544
Killilea, Donagh Mark (FF) (+1) 1,531
Turner, Ollie (FG) (+2) 1,515
Sheridan, Joe (FF) (+0) 1,209
McHugh Farag, Karey (Ind) (+10) 1,199
Silke, Luke (Aontas) (+18) 667
Quirke, Tom (FF) (+3) 536
De Lundres Ó Dálaigh, Stiofán (SF) (+4) 493
Kadejo, Islammiyah (Greens) (+2) 293
Reynolds, Deborah (SF) (+0) 246
Oguekwe, Blessing (Lab) (+6) 230
Culligan, Ross (+40) 197
Culligan eliminated