General Election 2024: Day Two of counting underway in Clare

Counting has resumed here at the Clare count centre in Treacy's West County Hotel on Day Two of the General Election 2024.

Currently being distributed are the 596 votes from Matthew Moroney (IND), following his elimination on Count 5 shortly before midnight last night.

This is the sixth count here in the Banner County, with no candidate yet elected.

Senator Timmy Dooley (FF) is the closest to the 12,182 quota, but we may have to wait a few counts this morning before he garners the extra 770 votes to put him over the line.

The front runners for the remaining three seats here are his party colleague and incumbant Cathal Crowe, along with Clare County Councillors Joe Cooney (FG) and Donna McGettigan (SF).

Last night saw sitting TD Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) lose her seat on count 3.

Matthew Moroney (IND), Paddy Murphy (IND), Amanda Major (IND), Michael Loughrey (IP) and Barry Donovan (RAB) have also been eliminated so far.

Deputy Green Party leader Senator Roisin Garvey hasn't bucked the desperate trend set by her party across the country, scoring just 6% of the vote.

Total votes to distribute on Count 5: 464 (Patrick Murphy, Ind)

Non-transferable votes: 13

ELIMINATED: Matthew Moroney (IND)

Votes to be distributed:  596

COUNT 5 RESULTS:

Timmy Dooley (FF) 11,412

Cathal Crowe (FF) 8,315

Donna McGettigan (SF) 7,979 

Joe Cooney (FG) 7,647

Leonora Carey (FG) 5,298

Roisin Garvey (GP) 3,875

Rita McInerney (FF) 3,531

Eddie Punch (II) 2,693

June Dillon (AON) 2,155

Tom Nolan (FG) 2,159

Hilary Tonge (SD) 2,250

Michael Leahy (IFP) 1,366

Catriona Ni Chatháin (SOC) 894

Kevin Hassett (IND) 707

Matthew Moroney (IND) 596

Paddy Murphy (IND) 

Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) 

 Amanda Major (IND)

Michael Loughrey (IP)

Barry O’Donovan (RAB)

For more updates throughout the day, stay tuned to the Clare Live General Election Live Blog.