BREAKING - Longford #LE24: Ballymahon recount adjourned until Monday morning

placeholder image

The recount for the Ballymahon Local Electoral Area will begin at 9am

Longford returning officer Mary Gouldsbury has confirmed that the complete recount for the Ballymahon Electoral Area has been adjourned until Monday morning. 

In an announcement after 9pm on Sunday night, she confirmed that she had agreed to a request to suspend counting until Monday morning. 

She confirmed that the recount will get underway at 9am.

The count had been requested after sitting Councillor Gerard Farrell (Ind) was eliminated, when he was just one vote behind Sean Mimnagh (Fianna Fáil) after the fourth count. 

Related topics:
Register
Follow us
© 2026 Formpress Publishing LTD. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy notice