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.

Source: The Herald June 10, 2024 05:16 UTC