Local elections 2024 – Fingal County Council: More than 25pc of candidates now elected as Labour and Fine Gael make gains
Based on the candidates elected and performing strongly in Fingal so far, it appears that Labour and Fine Gael are performing the best followed by a strong performance by independent councillors. Sinn Féin candidate for Swords Conor Linnane has been eliminated along with Independent candidate Bernadette Wright. Aoibhinn Tormey of Fine Gael secured a solid first count vote of 2,382, indicative of the party's continued popularity. A host of four candidates have been eliminated from Howth-Malahide including independent candidate Motseta Rachel Ndlovu, Independent candidate Jamie McGlue, Sinn Féin candidate Kevin Doherty and Independent candidate Vedh Kannan. Those eliminated from Rush-Lusk LEA include two independent candidates Derek McLoughlin and Aneta Laska.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 16:59 UTC
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Limerick v Clare: History carved out by six in-a-row winning Limerick
History made by Limerick, who have become the first county ever to win six consecutive Munster senior hurling titles. FULL-TIME: Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-2074mins: Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-20Byrnes sends over a free from between the two 65s to put Limerick six ahead. 72mins: Limerick 1-25 Clare 1-20Shane O’Brien does brilliantly to win a free for Limerick, which Tom Morrissey converts. 8mins: Limerick 0-2 Clare 0-3Diarmaid Byrnes pulls a point back for Limerick before Shane O’Donnell puts Clare back in front. [ Limerick v Clare preview: John Kiely’s team stand on the brink of history ]Tony Kelly to start for Clare.
Source:The Irish Times
June 09, 2024 16:42 UTC
First count - Edenderry area
Fergus McDonnell pictured with family and supporters after his election. First count - Edenderry areaTotal Poll 8,885Invalid Papers 133Valid Poll 8752No of Seats 6Quota 1,251Cribbin (Fine Gael) 891Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fáil) 1998Hackett (Green Party) 270McDermott (Fianna Fail) 614O'Donnell (Independent Ireland) 1,320McNamee (Social Democrats) 617Murray (Sinn Féin) 648Murray (Fianna Fáil)1,134Quinn (Fine Gael) 1,066Ryan (Sinn Féin) 194Eddie Fitzpatrick and Fergus McDonnell have been deemed elected. The count staff will now proceed to distribute Eddie Fitzpatrick's surplus of 747Keep up with our Day 2 blog today here
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:50 UTC
LIVE UPDATES DAY TWO: Offaly County Council
LIVE UPDATES DAY TWO: Offaly County Council5pmA beaming Sean O'Brien said all his "hard work" had paid off after he was re-elected to Offaly County Council for the Tullamore area this afternoon. A delighted Aoife Masterson celebrates with family and friends at the Offaly Count Centre in Mucklagh after she was elected to Offaly County Council on the 4th count for the Tullamore Electoral Area. 3.54pmEdenderry Local Electoral Area (3rd count result)This consisted of the distribution of Claire Murray (FF) surplus of 110 votes. Their brother, Eamonn who also served for many years on Offaly County Council, announced his retirement from local politics earlier this year. 1.17pmEdenderry Electoral Area (2nd count result)The distribution of Eddie Fitzpatrick's surplus of 747 votes.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:34 UTC
Spain loss will help Northern Ireland’s learning curve
“We had a great start to the game,” Bradley said. “They are a world-class team and they will try and go and win the Euros and for us the game was a big learning curve. But Spain, who open their Euro 2024 campaign against Croatia next Saturday, would prove too strong for Michael O’Neill’s young side. You were unbelievable 👏🏻💚🤍 pic.twitter.com/lLcMi7h2i0 — Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) June 8, 2024“We knew before the game we weren’t going to have much of the ball,” Bradley said. Bradley said he did not expect Saturday’s defeat to damage confidence as they look ahead to the Nations League campaign to come in the autumn.
Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 15:16 UTC
First district home in Limerick has a surprise Independent Ireland twist
THE Adare-Rathkeale district has been the first district in Limerick City and County to fill all its seats. Local TD Richard O’Donoghue’s Independent Ireland were the big winners in this district with both John O’Donoghue (brother of the Dáil member and party co-founder) and 23-year-old Tommy Hartigan being elected without reaching the quota. Sign up for the weekly Limerick Post newsletterSign UpParty colleague Tommy Hartigan said that his election brought a feeling of “relief and satisfaction”. Fianna Fáil’s Ger Ward also took a seat in this district, with all six seats in the district filled. The other three seats in the district went to Bridie Collins (FF), Stephen Keary (FG), and Adam Teskey (FG).
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:09 UTC
Government websites hit with cyberattack
Government websites hit with cyberattackJames CoxA number of Government websites were targeted in cyberattacks overnight as local and European election vote counting continues. The National Cyber Security Centre said the impact from the 'DDoS' attacks was minimal. A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is designed to force a website, computer, or online service offline. This is accomplished by flooding the target with many requests, consuming its capacity and rendering it unable to respond to legitimate requests. The websites for Irish Rail, Bus Éireann, Transport for Ireland, the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Leap Card, and voter registration portal Voter.ie were all targeted, The Sunday Times reports.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:04 UTC
Sewanee gearing up for Fourth of July celebration
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Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 15:03 UTC
Live: Local and European election results – Sinn Féin leader says 'it hasn’t been our day'
James Cox and Tomas DohertyView results from your area Carlow County Council Cavan County Council Clare County Council Cork City Council Cork County Council Donegal County Council Dublin City Council Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Fingal County Council Galway City Council Galway County Council Kerry County Council Kildare County Council Kilkenny County Council Laois County Council Leitrim County Council Limerick City and County Council Longford County Council Louth County Council Mayo County Council Meath County Council Monaghan County Council Offaly County Council Roscommon County Council Sligo County Council South Dublin County Council Tipperary County Council Waterford City and County Council Westmeath County Council Wexford County Council Wicklow County CouncilCounting began again this morning at 9am, with the focus today on the European election ballots. 4.05pmBaby Pereppadan of Fine Gael has been elected to South Dublin County Council after the fifth count in the Tallaght South LEA. The Mayo TD for Fine Gael Michael Ring said he was “very hopeful” the party could secure two seats. It'll be a few hours before we have a better sense of the European election results, though each constituency will likely elect a Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidate. 9.57amCounting is underway in the RDS Simmonscourt for the Dublin European Parliament constituency.
Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 14:55 UTC
'Ming' disappointed with lack of female candidates in Roscommon
MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan visited the count centre in Roscommon earlier this evening, where said he is pleased with the initial tallies in the European election. In terms of the local election, he expressed disappointment at the lack of female candidates in Roscommon. Gerard O'LoughlinPatsy Feehily, Chris Burke, Paul Moylan and Allen Dolan at the Roscommon election count. Former FF councillor Ivan Connaughton in deep discussion with outgoing Cllr John Cummins at the Roscommon count centre. 11.07Thirteen boxes have been tallied in the Roscommon LEA, with sitting FF councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice leading the way on 687.
Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 14:52 UTC
Cummins still keeping them sweet
Veteran councillor and vote getter, John Cummins, who was first elected in 1999, is here this morning at the count centre. While the Boyle man is not contesting this year's election, he is continuing to make an impression, distributing sweets to the count staff.
Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 13:33 UTC
How loan sharks' own profits are being used to prevent the next generation falling into debt
'Our local safeguarding data tells us that we serve a deprived area, and we know that illegal money lending does go on in our area. I would bet money that some of our [students'] families have engaged with and are currently engaging with loan sharks.' The resources for the session were funded by England's Illegal Money Lending Team, a public body which aims to prevent loan sharking using money confiscated from illegal lenders. Hussey said: 'For the geography teacher to stand up and talk about loan sharks, or a history teacher to talk about drug misuse, it can be an abstract concept in a many cases. 'Years ago there was a loan shark in Sheffield lending to a 14-year-old, with their PlayStation as security against the loan,' she said.
Source:Daily Mail
June 09, 2024 12:40 UTC
SH native to lead Hope baseball team
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Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 12:33 UTC
WATCH: Offaly's veteran comeback kid says Independent Ireland will make a difference
REJUVENATED veteran politician Fergus McDonnell has rolled back the years and been crowned the comeback kid of Offaly County Council. Speaking at the count centre in Mucklagh this morning after his election on the first count, the Edenderry man briefly reflected on a career of representation which stretches back to the days of the Town Commissions in 1985. Offaly's only Independent Ireland councillor said: “I was a Fianna Fail member then and was there for 29 consecutive years up to 2004 up to the abolition, sadly, of Town Councils and in between that then I was elected to Offaly County Council, 2004-2009 as a PD (Progressive Democrat).”He added: “I'm now with Independent Ireland, it's a new party, a new dynamic, there's been a huge demand nationally, [when] people look at national debate they see that there's commonality between all the main parties, and even including opposition in that they're all singing off the one hymn sheet. “So I know and I believe that Independent Ireland will make a significant difference locally but more significantly, nationally.”
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 12:11 UTC
Northern Ireland thrashed by Spain despite taking early lead
Northern Ireland thrashed by Spain despite taking early leadBy Ian Parker, PA, PalmaDaniel Ballard’s early goal had Northern Ireland dreaming of an upset, but it turned into a sobering night in Mallorca as Spain ran out 5-1 winners in their final Euro 2024 tune-up. Ballard headed Michael O’Neill’s team into a shock lead just 70 seconds in, but once Pedri had levelled from long range 10 minutes later, Spain piled on the punishment for a young Northern Ireland side. The Barcelona midfielder dropped into a pocket of space between the Northern Ireland lines and was too easily allowed to turn before beating Bailey Peacock-Farrell from 25 yards – the 21-year-old’s first international goal. It was the sort of chance Northern Ireland could not afford to squander and Spain were quickly to the other end, with Pedri getting his second in the 29th minute. Northern Ireland burst forward in first-half stoppage time, but after Charles’ shot was parried, Jamie Reid pulled the ball back only to watch Price sky it into the stands.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 11:06 UTC