Who was elected to the European parliament?: Ireland South
Fianna Fail's Cynthia Ni Mhurchu at Nemo Rangers GAA club in Cork, Ireland, as she awaits the results of the final count in during the European elections. Ni Mhurchu was elected on the final count.
In Ireland South, Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher was re-elected as an MEP yesterday, calling it a “crowning” moment.
He celebrated with his family, colleagues and Tánaiste Micheál Martin, who said the party was hopeful of clinching a second seat in the South constituency.
His hopes became a reality later last night when Fianna Fáil’s Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Independent Michael McNamara, and Sinn Féin’s Kathleen Funchion took the final three seats, after outgoing MEP Mick Wallace was ruled out.
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly was deemed elected after the first count on Monday — but it took days to fill the other positions.
Nationally, Fianna Fáil has doubled its presence in the European Parliament to four, with Fine Gael also on four – down one from its previous showing in 2019.
Sinn Féin has increased its European representation from one to two, while Labour holds one seat, the Independent Ireland party claimed one and two non-party aligned independents fill the remainder.
In the early hours of this morning, the constituency of Midlands-North-West elected Fine Gael’s Nina Carberry and Maria Walsh as well as Independent Ireland candidate and former RTÉ correspondent Ciaran Mullooly.
It followed shortly after the election of Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen, while left-wing independent Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan was the first candidate over the line in the constituency on Thursday.
Dublin’s electorate selected Fianna Fáil’s Barry Andrews, Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan, Fine Gael’s Regina Doherty and Labour’s Aodhán Ó Riordáin.
Five MEPs have lost their seats throughout the entire process: Sinn Féin’s Chris MacManus, Greens Grace O’Sullivan and Ciaran Cuffe as well as independents Mick Wallace and Clare Daly.
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