Fine Gael councillor Garry Murtagh topped the poll in Granard Local Electoral Area and was one of three councillors to exceed the quota on the first count

Cllr Garry Murtagh was returned successfully in the Granard Local Electoral Area as the poll-topper, exceeding the quota on the first count on Sunday evening.

The Fine Gael candidate polled 1,450 first preferences, comfortably surpassing the quota with a surplus of 265 votes.

He was joined by non-party candidate, Cllr Turlough McGovern and Cllr Paraic Brady (FG).

Cllr Colin Dalton (FG) is in fourth place at the moment with 820 votes- 365 votes short of the quota.

It looks to be a straight fight between Cllr Pádraig McNamara (FG) on 699 votes and Fianna Fáil's David Cassidy, on 543 votes, for the fifth and final seat on the Granard Municipal District.