East Coast FM: Local Elections 2024 - Wicklow

Michael McNamara Takes Final MEP Seat In Ireland South

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:55:48 +0000

Cynthia Ní Mhurcú, Michael McNamara and Kathleen Funchion will take up their seats in Brussels next month alongside Seán Kelly who was elected on Monday and Billy Kelleher who exceeded the quota earlier today.

Current MEP Mick Wallace has finished in 6th.

Kathleen Funchion Takes MEP Seat For Sinn Fein

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:15:00 +0000

She says she's looking forward to tackling issues like Ireland's neutrality, and making life better for the people she represents.

Cynthia Ní Mhurcú Takes Third Seat In Ireland South

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:55:41 +0000

She was elected in Ireland South late last night along with Michael McNamara and Kathleen Funchion.

Billy Kelleher Takes Second Seat In Ireland South European Constituency

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:30:00 +0000

He received over 120,000 votes on the 18th count, after Fine Gael's Seán Kelly, who was elected on the first count on Monday.

It’s close between Mick Wallace and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú for the final of the five seats- with the votes of Grace O’Sullivan expected to decide who wins.

Sean Kelly Takes First Seat In Ireland South European Constituency

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:50:00 +0000

He topped the poll in Ireland South last night, at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork.

Speaking just minutes after being lifted onto the shoulders of his supporters, he said he 'wasn't worried at all about the far right' in terms of their influence in the European Parliament.

Local Elections 2024 - Wicklow - Charts & Results

East Coast FM — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

East Coast FM's interactive charts with results from all six local electoral areas:

A Late Surge In Wicklow Brings Counting To A Close At Shoreline

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:35:00 +0000

Shane Langrell and Graham Richmond, both elected to Wicklow LEA in the 9th count brought the Fine Gael party tally to 9.

Labour's Paul O'Brien and Fianna Fail's Gail Dunne both retained their seat.

Barry And Scott Round Off Count For Greystones

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 22:52:00 +0000

Social Democrats Mark Barry and Lourda Scott of the Green Party have made it over the line in Greystones.

They join Louise Fenlon Gaskin of Fine Gael, Independents Orla Finn, Tom Fortune and Stephen Stokes.

Final Seats Filled In Arklow

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 22:36:00 +0000

Counting in the Arklow district has now reached its conclusion after 8 counts.

Fianna Fail's Pat Fitzgerald, Independent Miriam Murphy and Sinn Fein's Warren O' Toole have taken the final seats in the district.

Counting Concludes In Baltinglass LEA

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 22:11:00 +0000

All six seats have now been filled in the Baltinglass District.

Patsy Glennon, Avril Cronin, and Jason Mulhall take the final 3 seats for Baltinglass.

Social Democrats Caroline Winstanley Takes Final Seat In Bray West

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:45:00 +0000

The first time candidate takes the final seat in the Bray West LEA following the 8th count.

She joins Sinn Fein's Dermot Daisy O' Brien, Independent Joe Behan and Fine Gael's Melanie Corrigan.

Sinn Fein's Dermot Daisy O' Brien Takes 3rd Seat In Bray West

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:35:00 +0000

The Sinn Fein candidate made it over the line following the 8th count and has been re-elected for another 5 years.

His party colleague Mick Ryan lost his seat earlier in the day after being co-opted to the council in 2023 following the departure of Grace McManus.

Sylvester Bourke Takes 3rd Seat In Arklow

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:15:00 +0000

The Fine Gael Councillor has been elected on the 6th count in the Arklow LEA.

He joins Fianna Fail's Pat Kennedy and Independent Peir Leonard who retained their seats for another term.

Fine Gael's Peter Stapleton Takes 3rd Seat In Baltinglass

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0000

On the 9th count Peter Stapleton has been elected to Wicklow County Council, to serve a 5 year term until 2029.

He joins his other party colleague Edward Timmins who was re elected this morning.

Taoiseach Rules Out Early General Election

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 18:40:00 +0000

The Taoiseach has maintained his desire for the government to run to its full term.

Wicklow TD Simon Harris has been speaking following his party's performance in the local elections, amid speculation he'll call for a poll before the end of the year.

The performance has led to some Fine Gael TD's calling for an early general election, such as Michael Ring from Mayo.

Taoiseach Simon Harris says the government still has a lot of work to do.

Ian Neary And Malachai Duddy Take 3rd And 4th Seat In Bray East

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 18:10:00 +0000

Counting has now concluded for the Bray East LEA

Ian Neary and Malachai Duddy have been elected for Bray East on the 7th count without reaching the quota.

Halfway Point Reached As Counting Continues

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 17:25:00 +0000

Results are coming in think and fast in the local elections with almost all centres having 1st counts at this stage.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail remain neck in neck for overall share of the vote at around 23% each.

Sinn Fein is at 11%, Greens on 4% and Independents are on 21%

Some key trends from the count centres are that controversial candidate Malachy Steenson has been elected in Dublin's North Inner City.

In Donegal where the mica issue has dominated, two candidates from the 100 per cent Redress party have been voted in

While Counting has paused in Clare for the senior hurling final

While in Kerry the Healy Rae's- who have never ever lost an election - are keeping up that trend.

Jackie Healy Rae whose father is TD Michael Healy Rae is in - Jackie's cousin Maura and her brother Johnny Healy Rae's are also in and they're dad is TD Danny Healy Rae's.

A few families are doing well in these elections - Finance Minister Michael McGrath's brother Seamus won a massive 5 thousand first preference votes in Cork.

Erika Doyle Takes Second Seat In Bray East

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 16:45:00 +0000

Erika Doyle has taken the second seat in Bray East on the 6th count.

Councillor Doyle has been re-elected to serve on the council until 2029, after first being co-opted in 2020.

Second Seat In Greystones Filled As Independent Tom Fortune Crosses The Line

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:40:00 +0000

Independent Tom Fortune has been elected on the 5th count in the Greystones District Area. He takes the second seat after Stephen Stokes was elected in the early hours this morning.

Councillor Fortune has retained his council seat for the 5th time in a row, lifting his wedding ring in tribute to his late wife Anne.

Ireland south will have to wait for first count.

Breffni Clack — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:13:39 +0000

Around 250 staff began sorting almost 715,000 ballot papers for the ten-county constituency at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork this morning.

The count centre will keep counting till 11pm this evening.

23 candidates are fighting for 5 seats in the European Parliament and no official tallies are being taken at the count centre.

Fine Gael's Aoife Flynn Kennedy Retains Seat In Bray East

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 14:33:00 +0000

The outgoing Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council has retained her seat in Bray East on the 5th count.

She joins Fine Gael party colleague Melanie Corrigan who has also been re-elected in the Bray West LEA.

Sinn Féin To Reflect On Disappointing Election Result.

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:02:00 +0000

The party is set to win seats across the country, but will fall well short of expectations.

Mary Lou McDonald said she's disappointed with the party's result and it's time to reflect on it ahead of a potential general election this year. With approaching 300 seats filled in the local elections her party has less than 12 per cent of the vote. By contrast Fine Gael and Fianna Fail will likely lose seats in this election but are polling in the early 20s.

Sinn Féin is also under pressure in the European elections where tallies in Midlands North West show there's a risk the party will lose its seat in that constituency. While Lynn Boylan will be involved in a fight in Dublin to win one for the party.

Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesman Eoin O'Broin said the party failed to get its voters out and will need to reflect on reasons why.

Fine Gael's Edward Timmins re-elected in the Baltinglass LEA

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:30:02 +0000

Fine Gael's Edward Timmins is the latest candidate to be re-elected in the Baltinglass LEA. It's after surplus votes from Independent Gerry O' Neill were redistributed this morning.

First Time Social Democrats Candidate Danny Alvey Elected In Wicklow LEA

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:07:00 +0000

Danny Alvey from the Social Democrats is the first new candidate to be elected in the Wicklow LEA after seeing positive transfers in the second count.

Meanwhile Fine Gael's Edward Timmins is the latest candidate to be re-elected in the Baltinglass District. It's after surplus votes from Independent Gerry O' Neill were redistributed this morning.

A quarter of local council seats across the country filled

Breffni Clack — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:46:00 +0000

European votes are also being counted though first results won't come until late tonight.

250 seats have now been filled on councils across the country with Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Independents taking the vast majority of seats so far.

Now it still looks like Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will lose seats when compared to 2019. Sinn Féin could pick up 30 or 40 seats, but are polling well below what was expected of them

A roughly 11/12 per cent result so far also puts in question the party's ability to take a European seat in either Dublin or Midlands North West where its candidates will be scrapping for seats.

Attention has also starting turning to the general election with some in Fine Gael in particular now wanting to go to the polls again in the autumn.

First Councillors Elected In The Early Hours Of Sunday

Hugh O'Farrell Walsh — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 09:56:00 +0000

Following a long and anxious wait overnight, Independents Gerry O’Neill, Peir Leonard, John Snell, Stephen Stokes and Joe Behan were all re-elected in their respective electoral areas of Baltinglass, Greystones, Arklow and Bray West.

Fianna Fail's Pat Kennedy and Fine Gael's Melanie Corrigan followed suit in Arklow and Bray East respectively.

As counting resumes this morning the Bray East LEA will take centre stage with Aoife Flynn Kennedy expected to be home and dry.

John Snell Re-elected in Wicklow LEA

East Coast FM — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000

John Snell chats to East Coast FM just after getting re-elected for Wicklow County Council in the Wicklow LEA #localelections24

Councillor Erika Doyle, Green party, speaks with East Coast FM

Clodagh Byrne — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 21:22:00 +0000

Councillor Erika Doyle speaks with reporter Max Kane about her thoughts on the Green Party's national outcome in this year's Wicklow Local Elections.

Watch the full interview on the East Coast FM Facebook page:

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Independent Councillor Joe Behan for Bray West, is "delighted" with his current number one spot in the tally.

Clodagh Byrne — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:46:00 +0000

Independent Councillor Joe Behan for Bray West, is "delighted" with his current number one spot in the tally.

Greystones Councillor Stephen Stokes, who's is topping the tally poll to retain his seat speaks to reporter Max Kane.

Clodagh Byrne — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:08:00 +0000

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:08:00 +0000 https://www.eastcoast.fm/blogs/local-elections-2024-wicklow/post/greystones-councilor-stephen-stokes-whos-is-topping-the-tally-poll-to-retain-his-seat-speaks-to-reporter-max-kane/ o286-1708-6664ac36e4750 Clodagh Byrne Election 2024

Greystones Councillor Stephen Stokes, who's is topping the tally poll to retain his seat speaks to reporter Max Kane.

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