Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin said that it was making for a “really fascinating contest” for the three final seats in Ireland South. As the ballot papers are quite long, an initial “sub-sort” took place at Nemo Rangers count centre in Co Cork on Sunday. But despite having the same number of candidates and count staff as last year, it was “unlikely” that the first count would be complete on Sunday. There were five MEPs elected to the Ireland South constituency in 2019: Mr Kelly and Deirdre Clune for Fine Gael, Mr Kelleher for Fianna Fail, Ms O’Sullivan and Mr Wallace of Independents4Change. Of the 23 candidates in Ireland South, seven are independents and three are from new parties.

There was no candidate elected following the second count of the Roscommon LEA. No candidates have been eliminated in the count. No candidate reached the quota and Returning officer, Caitlin Conneely said that she would now distribute the surplus of Cllr Marty McDermott, 135 votes. Sitting Independent Councillor Anthony Waldron could perhaps meet the quota of 1,491 in the next count. Brennan (FF) 1198 +25 =1223Dineen (II) 1298 + 63 = 1361Finnegan (IP) 76 + 2 = 78Hester (GP) 151 + 3 = 154McConn (FG) 743 + 4 = 747Mcdonagh (SF) 659 + 25 = 684Scahill (FG) 1168 + 164 = 1332Slamen (IFP) 272 + 4 = 276Waldron (IND) 1390 + 72 = 1462

National SportsMax Verstappen wins thrilling Canadian GP from Lando Norris and George RussellPole-sitter Russell endured an incident-filled race but saw off Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages to claim Mercedes’ first podium of the year.

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A Chinese CCTV firm whose equipment is banned by the Government from 'sensitive' sites more than doubled its sales to UK and Ireland customers last year. Annual results from Hikvision showed direct sales climbed from £14.7m in 2022 to £32.6m in 2023. The ban announced in 2022 by deputy PM Oliver Dowden applies to the use of the cameras at 'sensitive sites'. Looking ahead: Annual results from Hikvision showed direct sales climbed from £14.7m in 2022 to £32.6m in 2023The Government later made clear that this ban did not extend to all public sector sites. The company maintains it presents no threat to UK security.

Race for final seat in Athlone (Roscommon)Whilst the poll-topping performance of Independent Cllr Emer Kelly was the main story of the Athlone Electoral Area of Roscommon County Council, there are still a lot of questions to answer as the count ticked on into Sunday tea time. The main issue to be resolved is the destination of the sixth and final seat, with Sinn Féin's Sam Brooks, Fianna Fáil's James Murray and Fine Gael Domnick Connolly the contenders. Already, Kelly, fellow independent Tony Ward and Fine Gael's John Naughten have been elected. Independent Laurence Fallon is likely to be elected in the third count, the results of which are due very shortly. It could be count seven or eight before we know the destination of that last seat.

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Councillor John Naughten with his wife Breda family, Deputy Denis Naughen, TD and supporters at the election count in the Hyde Centre last Sunday morning. John Naughten "delighted" with increase in vote as he's elected on first countJohn Naughten said he was "delighted" with the result he received in the Athlone local electoral area of Roscommon after he was elected in the first count with 1,750 votes. The newly re-elected Fine Gael councillor said that it was the second time that he had increased his vote. Mr Naughten believes that road infrastructure and road planning are some of the major issues in his electoral area. "The investment particularly in our rural roads, I think, needs to be increased to keep them up to an acceptable standard."

Naas voted the county’s first Independent Ireland candidate, but voters went with the tried and tested in the Naas Local Electoral Area (LEA). Social Democrats Bill Clear topped the poll in the Naas LEA with 1,973 votes. I’m quite honoured that people did trust me and gave me that many votes. “You are selling your work for the last five years rather than what you can do,” she said of campaigning this time. You pay the penalty when you live to be an older age and the people who support you.

Spain loss will help Northern Ireland’s learning curve – Conor BradleyBy Ian Parker, PA, PalmaLiverpool star Conor Bradley believes Northern Ireland will learn from their 5-1 beating at the hands of Euro 2024-bound Spain as they look ahead to next year’s World Cup qualifiers. “We had a great start to the game,” Bradley said. “They are a world-class team and they will try and go and win the Euros and for us the game was a big learning curve. But Spain, who open their Euro 2024 campaign against Croatia next Saturday, would prove too strong for Michael O’Neill’s young side. “We knew before the game we weren’t going to have much of the ball,” Bradley said.

Man (30s) dies in suspected stabbing in FinglasJames CoxA man, aged in his 30s, has died in a suspected stabbing in Finglas, Dublin, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Shortly after 1am, gardaí and emergency services attended a residence in the Scribblestown area where a man in his 30s was found with serious injuries. A senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the inquiry, and an incident room has been established at Finglas Garda Station. Additionally, a Garda family liaison officer has been assigned to keep the man's family informed of developments. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward, particularly those who were in the Scribblestown area between midnight and 1am.

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Based on the candidates elected and performing strongly in Fingal so far, it appears that Labour and Fine Gael are performing the best followed by a strong performance by independent councillors. Sinn Féin candidate for Swords Conor Linnane has been eliminated along with Independent candidate Bernadette Wright. Aoibhinn Tormey of Fine Gael secured a solid first count vote of 2,382, indicative of the party's continued popularity. A host of four candidates have been eliminated from Howth-Malahide including independent candidate Motseta Rachel Ndlovu, Independent candidate Jamie McGlue, Sinn Féin candidate Kevin Doherty and Independent candidate Vedh Kannan. Those eliminated from Rush-Lusk LEA include two independent candidates Derek McLoughlin and Aneta Laska.

History made by Limerick, who have become the first county ever to win six consecutive Munster senior hurling titles. FULL-TIME: Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-2074mins: Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-20Byrnes sends over a free from between the two 65s to put Limerick six ahead. 72mins: Limerick 1-25 Clare 1-20Shane O’Brien does brilliantly to win a free for Limerick, which Tom Morrissey converts. 8mins: Limerick 0-2 Clare 0-3Diarmaid Byrnes pulls a point back for Limerick before Shane O’Donnell puts Clare back in front. [ Limerick v Clare preview: John Kiely’s team stand on the brink of history ]Tony Kelly to start for Clare.

Fergus McDonnell pictured with family and supporters after his election. First count - Edenderry areaTotal Poll 8,885Invalid Papers 133Valid Poll 8752No of Seats 6Quota 1,251Cribbin (Fine Gael) 891Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fáil) 1998Hackett (Green Party) 270McDermott (Fianna Fail) 614O'Donnell (Independent Ireland) 1,320McNamee (Social Democrats) 617Murray (Sinn Féin) 648Murray (Fianna Fáil)1,134Quinn (Fine Gael) 1,066Ryan (Sinn Féin) 194Eddie Fitzpatrick and Fergus McDonnell have been deemed elected. The count staff will now proceed to distribute Eddie Fitzpatrick's surplus of 747Keep up with our Day 2 blog today here