Top five front-runners as all of the boxes for Roscrea-Templemore now tallied

All of the boxes for the Roscrea-Templemore LEA have now been tallied.

It looks like the front-runners are Michael Smith (FF), Shane Lee (LOW), Eddie Moran (LOW), William Kennedy and Deirdre Ryan (FF).

There are eight candidates and just four seats.

But, Deirdre Ryan has less than half the votes of the next candidate, William Kennedy.

Michael Smith, Shane Lee and Eddie Moran were all part of the last council, while William Kennedy and Deirdre Ryan are newcomers.

The three candidates with the lowest votes are Aisling Maloney (GP) with 116 votes, Jordan Lewis (LAB) with 130 and Brendán Ó Conchúir (SF) with 302.

The turnout for the LEA is projected at 56.9%.