Fine Gael councillor Michael Foley has been re-elected on the second count in the Listowel LEA.
He takes seat number three in the six seat constituency after picking up 89 votes of Mike Kennelly’s surplus, to take him past the quota of 2,095.
The surplus votes of Independent candidate Liam Speedy Nolan will now be distributed.
The race for the remaining seats now hots up, with Michael Leane of Fianna Fáil on 1,777 votes; Tom Barry (Sinn Féin) on 1,714; Jimmy Moloney (FF) on 1,416; Marion Falvey O’Sullivan (SF) on 1,302; Sonny Foran of Aontú on 853 votes; Thomas Harrington (SF) is on 448 votes; John O’Sullivan (IND) on 420; the Green Party’s Oonagh Comerford is on 168 votes; while Rosemarie Smith of the Party for Animal Welfare is on 113 votes.
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LISTOWEL LEA – Count Two: Cllr Michael Foley re-elected
QUOTA: 2095
Michael Foley, Fine Gael, + 89 = 2131 (ELECT)
Michael Leane, Fianna Fáil, +11 = 1777
Tom Barry, Sinn Féin +29 = 1714
Jimmy Moloney, Fianna Fáil +45 = 1416
Marion Falvey O'Sullivan, Sinn Féin, +10 = 1302
Sonny Foran, Aontu, +8 = 853
Thomas Harrington, Sinn Féin, +2 = 448
John O'Sullivan, Independent, +6 = 420
Oonagh Comerford, Green Party, + 3 = 68
Rosemarie Smith, Party for Animal Welfare +3 = 113
