EU Elections 2024 - Results

Mullooly wil win a seat. He’ll be transfer friendly

Very true, when voting in the Dublin election I found I really had to search the candidate I wanted to vote for given the sheer number of them. Say alot of people just went based on recognising the name.

Very easy to mess up the preferences too given the length of the ballot, looking like Daly isn't going to get in anyway, surely boylan couldn't be as bad as Daly?

Looked at the numbers again ya Mullooly shoikd take 3 seat. 12k ahead of Gildernew. He pick up transfers 12k too biga hap to make up even with an exceptionally strong transfer from McManus

I'm in the Midlands end of the constituency and she has shown up everywhere randomly over the past month. GAA matches, race meetings - tbf to FG they seem to have managed the geography between Carberry and Walsh very well

That appeals to the FG heartland. We will have to see if she gets elected, and if she gets elected, is she any good. The vote management in FG in MNW looks brilliant.

What they were doing running Mullins from Cork though when they have a guaranteed poll topper with Kelly down in Kerry is a mystery. If they had ran a 2nd candidate from the broad South East area then they might have had a fighting chance at two seats.

The FG vote came out though.

Vm 1 coverage of the election is pathetic compared to RTE.

This country needs a kick up the hole. We deserve what we get. We keep following the status quo.

Nina Carberry as an example, has no business being in politics, never mind Europe. A shocking candidate, clueless. I seen her on the Six One news in a rare live public debate and she was shocking. Had no idea what she was talking about, she was almost like Father Jack, with his, "that would be an ecumenical matter" line. She was quoting what she was taught, but strayed from the script and said she would look after the "stuff", I think she called it if she was there in Europe. The interviewer picked up and quoted her gaffe. She has no experience at all, it's a populist choice from FG and a quota filling decision.

Has everywhere stopped counting for tonight? Can I go to bed now?

Totally agree. Zero discussion about anything of substance. It's like an x factor episode.

When either Cuffe or O'Riordan get eliminated they will push the other one back above Claire Daly IMO. One of Cuffe or O'Riordan will be elected. And one of the Boylans. Claire gets eliminated

(From Plastic Sheeting)

Counting in the Ireland South Euro constituency has adjourned for the night.

The count will resume at 9am to distribute Seán Kelly's surplus.

That is likely to take until after lunch and is unlikely to elect any other candidate.

What are they doing down there? They're proceeding at the rate of 2/3 counts per day. At this rate it could take them the rest of the week. How many do they have counting?

Out of everyone, would love to see Ó Ríordáin not get through. He was so smug when he was being interview by Miriam after the count yesterday. Him and Ivana talking like his campaign was a huge success, and they were back.

A surplus is the worst thing to happen in a big election as it means they have to go back to the stacks again. It's also the finest form of democracy I've ever seen.

FG really fúcked up running a Cork candidate when they knew Kelly was a certainty. On paper he's a far better candidate than Kelly, but they should have stuck in a candidate down around Carlow/Kilkenny. A former hurler.

The secene at the Ireland south count centre