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06 Sept 2025

UPDATE: Sligo-Leitrim count one declared - Feighan leads the way

No candidate reached the quota of 11,381 to be elected after the first count with further counting adjourned.

UPDATE: Sligo-Leitrim count one declared - Feighan leads the way

The first count has finally been completed in Sligo-Leitrim-South Donegal, shortly after 12am.

No one has been elected in the first count.

- Frank Feighan (FG) 8,980

- Martin Kenny (SF) 7,764

- Michael Clarke (II) 5,173

- Eamon Scanlon (FF) 5,913

- Edel McSharry (FF) 4,466

- Nessa Cosgrove (LAB) 2,086

- Marie Casserly (IND) 2,419

- Bláithín Gallagher (GP) 725

- Chris MacManus (SF) 5173

- Michael Kelly (IFP) 770

- Graham Monaghan (Aontú) 1,112

- Gino O'Boyle (PBP) 1,657

- Paddy O'Rourke (FF) 4,066

- Des Guckian (IND) 887

- Marian Harkin (IND) 4347

- Diarmuid MacConville (IND) 64

- Molly Condon (AWP) 423

- Caroline Corcoran (IND) 69

The quota candidates have to reach to be elected is 11,381.

Three candidates were eliminated:

- Diarmuid MacConville (IND) 

- Caroline Corcoran (IND)

- Molly Condon (AWP) 

This means there is a total of 556 votes to be redistributed after count one.

Counting has been adjourned and will continue at 9am tomorrow morning, December 1.

READ MORE: Marian Harkin (Ind) still holding out hope for Sligo-Leitrim

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