BREAKING: The first two councillors have been elected in Cahir Local Electoral Area

The first count has been completed in the Cahir Local Electoral Area.

Two sitting councillors  Cllr Máirín McGrath and Cllr Andy Moloney have been re-elected on the first count to Tipperary County Council having both exceeded the quota.

Sitting councillor Máirín McGrath put in an astonishing  Local Elections electoral performance getting   2,079 preference votes.

Cllr McGrath received 1,168 first preference votes in her debut election in 2019. In that election, she was over 700 first preference votes off table topper Cllr Andy Moloney.

On this occasion, Cllr McGrath topped the poll and  second placed Cllr Andy Moloney received 1,762  first preference votes.

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