Laois election count adjourned for night after five councillors returned

Counting has adjourned at the Laois local election county centre in Portlaoise.

Local Election Returning Officer Donal Brennan announced a pause to the Portlaoise electoral area counting after the third count soon after 1am on Monday. He had earlier adjourned counting in the Portarlington Graiguecullen and Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick districts.

A total of five of 19 councillors have been elected so far they are:

• Willie Aird, FG,
• Caroline Dwane Stanley, SF,
• Ben Brennan, Ind,
• Paschal McEvoy, FF
• Aidan Mullins, SF

Counting will resume at 11.30am on Monday.