Cork North West: Michael Creed first past the post

With counting complete in the Cork North West constituency, outgoing Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed was elected on the fifth count for Fine Gael, with 13,060 votes and 18% of the first preference votes. Taking the second and third seats were Fianna Fáil’s Michael Moynihan (11,240) and Aindrais Moynihan (11,173).

Donegal: Charlie McConalogue in line for third seat

In Donegal, Fianna Fáil’s outgoing agriculture spokesperson Charlie McConalogue currently lies in third position in the five-seat constituency with 8,337 votes. Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty far exceeded the quota with over 21,000 votes and his running mate Pádraig MacLochlainn was also comfortably elected on the first count.

Cavan-Monaghan: Matt Carthy rides the Sinn Féin wave

Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy capitalised on his party’s wave of support and his European profile to sweep home in first place in Cavan-Monaghan. He claimed 16,310 votes and more than 22% of the first preference votes. Carthy set out his party’s agricultural policies in the Irish Farmers Journal election debate, which you can watch back here.

Heather Humphreys took the second seat for Fine Gael on 12,808 votes.

Roscommon-Galway: Michael Fitzmaurice home & hosed

Independent Michael Fitzmaurice saw off all comers in the three-seat Roscommon-Galway constituency. He took 13,077 votes and 28.7% of the first preference vote. You can hear about his priorities for agriculture in this interview with the Irish Farmers Journal.

Tipperary: Mattie McGrath and Jackie Cahill in the hunt

In Tipperary, only independent TD Michael Lowry has been elected, exceeding the quota to gain 14,802 votes. Vocal rural independent Mattie McGrath looks poised to take the third seat after Sinn Féin’s Martin Browne, while former ICMSA president Jackie Cahill lies in fifth position in the five-seat constituency after the first count. Counting will resume on Monday morning.

Laois-Offaly: Brian Stanley in, Hackett down the field

Like his fellow party men in Donegal, Sinn Féin’s Brian Stanley was comfortably elected on the first count in Laois-Offaly. The party’s agriculture spokesperson secured over 16,600 votes in the five-seater.

The Green Party’s agriculture spokesperson Pippa Hackett lies down the field in Laois/Offaly, on 3,991 votes after the third count.

Wicklow: Andrew Doyle needs a tow from Simon Harris

Fine Gael’s outgoing Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture lies in sixth place in the five-seat Wicklow constituency, with counting adjourned. Sinn Féin’s John Brady cleared up with 17,297 votes in the first count. However Simon Harris, in second place on 8,885 votes after the second count, could help Doyle move up the rankings.

Sligo-Leitrim: Martin Kenny secures first seat

Martin Kenny has taken the first seat for Sinn Féin, with the former party agriculture spokesperson’s 15,035 votes exceeding the quota. Independent TD and former MEP Marian Harkin is best of the rest currently, on 7,462 votes, in this four-seat constituency. You can listen watch what she told the Irish Farmers Journal in our pre-election interview here.

Cork South Central: Simon Coveney takes second seat

Tánaiste and former agriculture minister Simon Coveney claimed the second seat in Cork South Central after the eighth count. Fine Gael’s Brexit negotiator trailed Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin who took the first and second seats.

Kerry: Michael Healy-Rae continues his reign

Independent Michael Healy-Rae swept to victory in the Kingdom, being elected on the first count with 16,818 votes. Brother Danny lies in fourth place, behind Pa Daly of Sinn Féin, who was elected on the first count, and Brendan Griffin of Fine Gael. There are five seats up for grabs in Kerry. Hear about the Healy-Rae agricultural policy from the horse's mouth here.

Cork south west: farmer elected on Social Democrats’ ticket

Holly Cairns, a farmer and councillor from Cork, was elected in Cork south west on the eighth count on Sunday night.

She is the Social Democrats’ spokesperson for agriculture. Last year, she won the final seat in the Bantry local election by a single vote.

She holds a first class honours MSc in Organic Horticulture from UCC.

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