Naoise Ó Cearúil has become the first local councillor elected in Co. Kildare, securing enough votes to be elected in the first count.
Ó Cearúil, a Fianna Fáil councillor, secured 1,880 votes in the first count for Maynooth LEA, exceeding the quota by 314 votes.
Ó Cearúil was the only councillor to be elected in the first count.
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