Local elections: John Reilly exits to leave Fianna Fail with just one seat in Glenties
Published 9th Jun 2024, 21:35 BST
Reilly's exit means that Ardara-based Anthony Molloy will be the only Fianna Fail councillor in the area for the next five years
Fianna Fail candidate John Reilly has been eliminated after the seventh count in the Glenties electoral area.
Reilly's exit means that Ardara-based Anthony Molloy will be the only Fianna Fail councillor in the area for the next five years.
Molloy will be the next person confirmed elected at the Highlands Hotel in Glenties, where the count is taking place.
Molloy sits on 1,707 votes after the seventh count, with Denis McGee of 100% Redress on 1,280, Sinn Fein pair Brian Carr (1,280) and John Sheamais O Fearraigh (1,122) next in the running.
The distribution of Reilly's 791 votes will now take place.