Michael Healy Rae has stormed home to top the poll in Kerry for a third general election in a row.
Independent Deputy Michael Healy Rae from Kilgarvan received 18,596 first preference votes, easily surpassing the quota of 13,083.
Advertisement
His 5,513 surplus votes will have a large say in how tomorrow plays out, particularly in the fifth and final Kerry Dáil seat, which looks set to be a fierce battle between veteran Fianna Fáil councillor Micheal Cahill from Rossbeigh and first time candidate Fine Gael’s Billy O’Shea.
Advertisement
The results of the first count in the Kerry Constituency are as follows:
| Count 1 | |||
| Healy Rae | Michael | Independent | 18596 |
| Daly | Pa | Sinn Féin | 11647 |
| Foley | Norma | Fianna Fáil | 10302 |
| Healy Rae | Danny | Independent | 8603 |
| Cahill | Michael | Fianna Fáil | 8266 |
| O'Shea | Billy | Fine Gael | 7932 |
| Gordon Kelleher | Linda | Fianna Fáil | 2024 |
| Murphy | Cleo | Green Party | 1982 |
| Kennedy | Mike | Labour Party | 1826 |
| Keane | Michelle | Independent | 1530 |
| O'Sullivan | Catherina | Aontú | 1437 |
| O'Shea | Stephanie | Sinn Féin | 1114 |
| Prendiville | Cian | People Before Profit-Solidarity | 1012 |
| McEllistrim | Thomas | Independent Ireland | 983 |
| Begley | Brendan | Irish Freedom Party | 738 |
| Fitzgibbon | Mary | Independent | 469 |
| O'Leary | John | Independent | 34 |
