With 73% of all boxes in Roscommon-Galway now tallied, Independent Ireland TD Michael Fitzmaurice is on course to top the poll.
It’s an extremely impressive outing by Fitzmaurice, particularly given that he had ‘lost’ a few thousand prospective votes due to boundary changes.
The reality is that Fitzmaurice is now established as the dominant force in Roscommon-Galway politics.
He’s currently on 8652 number ones, and on these figures he could surpass 12,000 on the first count.
Sinn Fein’s Claire Kerrane has also polled well and is certain to take a seat. She’s on 6186 with almost 30% of boxes still to be factored in.
Martin Daly (5568) looks set to take a seat and it may even be the second one. It’s not looking good for Aisling Dolan at this point while Eugene Murphy’s gamble is running as an Independent hasn’t worked out.
More updates to follow.
