David Young, PACounting will resume in the local and European elections later, with the first winning candidates in the European election poll set to be declared. Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens will undoubtedly be at least considering the option of calling an earlier-than-expected general election after performing better than many pollsters had predicted. Counting in the European election began on Sunday and only one of the three constituencies – Dublin – has completed its first count. The third election last Friday saw voters in Limerick given the opportunity to select what will be the State’s first directly elected mayor. Counting in the Limerick mayoral contest will begin on Monday, with tallies indicating that independent candidate John Moran is in the lead.
