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A FULL RECOUNT will take place in Dublin South West from tomorrow, following a request by Fine Gael candidate Anne-Marie Dermody.
Dermody lost out to independent Katherine Zappone by 152 votes following the 16th count last night. The Fine Gael hopeful had been some distance ahead in the battle for the fifth slot in the constituency up till that point.
Her team asked the returning officer for re-dos of the last two counts, which were undertaken at the Citywest Conference Centre today.
After a number of valid errors were uncovered in the process today, Dermody’s team asked for all of the earlier counts to be undertaken again.
That will start tomorrow from 9am. Zappone’s lead has been whittled back to 122 following today’s process.
“It’s the safest thing,” the Fine Gael candidate told TheJournal.ie this evening.
What’s happened is there have been enough errors unearthed to be justified in looking for a total recount.
She said that if a similar number of errors were found in other counts “that would add up to a significant number and certainly enough to reverse the trend”.
The recount was confirmed shortly before 6pm at the massive conference centre, following talks between the returning officer and the Fine Gael and Zappone teams.
Two of the best-known legal names in the country were involved in those talks, in fact – with Fine Gael bringing in their advisor Kevin O’Higgins, and former Tánaiste and Attorney General Micheal McDowell contributing on behalf of Zappone.
“I know that my team of volunteers will be here with me until I’m able to go over the finish line,” the senator said tonight. There was frustration among her supporters at Fine Gael’s decision to pursue the recount, as they made plans to clear the day and turn out once again at the centre.
The count staff will start again in the morning from count one, and the full process could take days.
The first four seats in the constituency went to John Lahart of Fianna Fáil, the AAA’s Paul Murphy, Seán Crowe of Sinn Féin and Colm Brophy of Fine Gael.
Meanwhile, full recounts are also taking place in Dublin South Central and in Wexford.
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Amazing that you win one match, and you get into the qualifers
@The Firestarter: the would have got in even if they lost against France, tho likely unseeded
@The Firestarter: what are you talking about?
@The Firestarter: kinda hard not to qualify
@The Firestarter: zzzzzzzzzz
@john kenny: zz
Big hard man Damien O’Sullivan giving pelters to women who have achieved more in their lives than he ever will. Damien, you are a troll on the Internet and these woman are representing their country. They stand head and shoulders above people like you. Let that sink in.
@Sun Rise: As ever you are brave behind your keyboard and fake name. The fact you call people trolls while trolling the internet behind tells a lot about the person behind the account.
@Ger Whelan: you are a vicious piece of work. He is defending the womens team show respect boy.
@Sean Money: was it Putin’s fault the girls didn’t win all their games?
@Ger Whelan: you are a sick puppy. Be happy Ireland won.
@Sean Money: Erm they didn’t win . They finished bottom of their group with 1 win out of 5 games. Hardly worth celebrating
@Sun Rise: I reported you just now.
Hopefully the last comment you’ll ever make on this.
I repeat. The current team is useless they were much better under Vera. Constructive criticism, not some misogynistic agenda you’re pushing.
Suck on that.
@Sun Rise: God help the team if they have likes of you ‘looking out’ for them.
You’ll be hearing from the Journal soon. Bye bye a*****e.
Good draw
They’re useless
@Damien O’Sullivan: i hope your talking about FFG,,,
@Damien O’Sullivan: Damien give that phone back to your mother until you mature a bit like a good little boy.
@James Leahy: Just criticising the current team. They were better under Vera.
Why don’t you run off and troll elsewhere fool. You have no idea what you’re talking about
@james rowan: Yeah them too
Nobody is interested in women’s soccer, it’s just not very good
@Auld Lad: 16 000 in Pairc Ui Caoimh.
@Auld Lad: another Immature small boy pretending to be an Auld lad.
@James Leahy: oh look, here’s the white Knight on his steed, getting offended on behalf of women everywhere
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: been to bigger raves
@Auld Lad: yeah we can tell…oh the irony
@Auld Lad: doubt you’ve left your mother’s basement in the past ten years.
No stopping them now after they beat France so easily
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