With well over half of the boxes in Roscommon-Galway tallied by noon, sitting TDs Michael Fitzmaurice and Claire Kerrane are setting the pace and will both be re-elected.
First-time Fianna Fail candidate Dr Martin Daly is polling well – as expected – and looks very likely to take a seat.
Fitzmaurice is topping the poll (on tallies) with 6,604 with 57% of boxes opened. Kerrane has polled very well too and sits on 5095.
Daly is on 4486, followed by Aisling Dolan (3435). Given the fact that votes in her heartland have been tallied, Dolan (Fine Gael) looks set to come up short.
Former Fianna Fail senator Eugene Murphy, who decided to run as an Independent after being defeated in his party’s selection convention, won’t be returning to the Dail, based on these tallies; he’s back on 2449.
More updates to follow.
