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The first of 40 councillors to be returned to Kildare County Council has been elected.
Fianna Fáil Cllr., Michael Coleman, was deemed elected on the first count, having exceeded the quota, of 1,335 votes.
Cllr. Coleman won 1.493 first preference votes.
Tallies for seven of of Kildare's 8 Local Electoral Areas have been completed.
In Naas, Green candidate, Vincent P. Martin is topping the poll.
There are 7 seats in this LEA, and 15 candidates
The tally has been completed for the Clane Local Electoral Area.
There are 5 seats available, and 10 candidates in the field.
Sitting Fine Gael Cllr., Brendan Weld, has 88% of a quota.
Tallies for six of of Kildare's 8 Local Electoral Areas have been completed.
In Naas, Green candidate, Vincent P. Martin is topping the poll.
There are 7 seats in this LEA, and 15 candidates
Tallies of the Leixlip Local Electoral Area have just been completed.
10 candidates are running for 3 seats.
Sitting Cllr., Fine Gael's Joe Neville, is, according to tallies, topping the poll.
Two RNLI lifeboats are continuing to search this evening for a fisherman missing off the Wexford coast since the early hours of Friday morning.
A number of local vessels are also staying out this evening and will continue the search until nightfall.
South Africa's president has been sworn in - after its parliament voted for him to lead the country for another five years.
Cyril Ramaphosa apologised to South Africans and vowed to continue the fight against government corruption that has damaged the economy.
Ind. Cllr., Fiona McLoughlin Healy is on course to top the poll, exceeding the quota.
Kfm's Clem Ryan and Ciara Noble have the details:
One of the Kildare County Council officials staff today's counts at Punchestown has officiated at elections over the world, including in Bosnia, Ukraine, South Africa and Cambodia
Kfm's Clem Ryan spoke to Kildare County Council Director of Services, and election monitor, Peter Minnock
A man in his late 40s has died after being involved in a cycling incident in Co Mayo.
Gardai says it appears the man fell off his bicycle on the road between Kiltimagh and Swinford yesterday.
A Sinn Féin TD says they need to be honest with themselves about the poor support nationally.
Carlow/Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion believes it's not a good day for the party, and says they need to figure out what went wrong:
The first of 949 local councillors has been elected.
Independent Thomas Welby was elected on the first count in Connemara North.
Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe has been looking at the national figures:
The developer behind a controversial "co-living" apartment project in Dún Laoghaire has hit back at critics of the project.
Bartra Capital boss Michael Flannery says there's a bias towards building homes for families, according to the Irish Independent.
A diver is believed to have been seriously injured after getting into difficulty off Wexford's Hook Head.
A major operation got underway after an alert was raised shortly after noon today.
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