Kevin 'Boxer' Moran celebrates his election to Westmeath County Council with family and supporters. Boxer is back with a bang! The local election race in Athlone created waves nationally over the weekend, when Kevin 'Boxer' Moran made a spectacular return to politics by taking the largest vote share of any council candidate in Ireland. 'Boxer' swept to victory with an amazing 3,782 first preference votes, or 39.6% of all of the valid ballots in the Athlone electoral area. Both he and his colleague, Aengus O'Rourke, were elected on the second count, with O'Rourke taking the lion's share of Boxer's surplus.

Source: Irish Independent June 13, 2024 14:01 UTC