ELECTED: Sean Kelly wins first MEP seat for Ireland South
The sitting MEP for Fine Gael has retained his seat in Brussels
Sean Kelly is the first to be elected for the Ireland South constituency in the 2024 European Parliament elections.
The Fine Gael man retains his seat after two long days of vote counting here at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork.
With a quota to pass of 114,761, Mr Kelly re-won his seat in Brussels with a total of 122,777 votes.
The count has now been suspended and will resume Tuesday morning, June 11 at 9am.
Total Electorate: 1,345,792
Valid Poll: 688,564
Quota: 114,761
Blighe, Derek (Ind) - 25,071
Bogue, Lorna (Rabharta) - 8,788
De Barra, Graham (Ind) - 4,575
Doyle, Christopher (Ind) - 3,530
Doyle, Susan (SD) - 20,229
Fitzgibbon, Mary (Ind) - 6,281
Funchion, Kathleen (SF) - 50,580
Gavan, Paul (SF) - 22,392
Hourigan, Niamh (Labour) - 21,272
Kelleher, Billy (FF) - 91,074
Kelly, Sean (FG) - 122,777 - ELECTED
Lahive, Ross (Ind/IPP) - 4,461
Leahy, Michael (Ind/IFP) - 12,259
McGurk, Una (Ind) - 6,387
McNamara, Michael (Ind) - 56,339
Mullins, John (FG) - 35,281
Murphy, Patrick (Aontu) - 14,124
Ní Mhurchú, Cynthia (FF) - 55,209
O'Riordan, Ciaran (Ind) - 2,477
O'Sullivan, Grace (Green) - 47,661
Prendiville, Cian (PBP) - 6,243
Punch, Eddie (Ind) - 20,751
Wallace, Mick (Ind) - 52,803