Minister for Education describes Fianna Fáil performance in Kerry local elections as sterling

Minister for Education Norma Foley has paid tribute to what she called a sterling performance by Fianna Fáil in Kerry and nationally in the election.

Speaking on her way to the Tralee recount where her constituency secretary Anne O' Sullivan is 7 votes ahead of Independent Tom McEllistrim, Minister Foley says the Fianna Fáil vote held up