Welcome to Clare FM’s Live Election Blog.
We’ll be keeping you up to date on General Election 2024 from the count centre at Treacy’s West County Hotel throughout the weekend online and on air.
9.05
Good morning and welcome back!
Count 6 has begun.
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23.55
Tune in tomorrow at 9am for further General Election 2024 coverage!
23.45
The results for the final count of the night are in!
No one has reached the quota, Mattew Moroney (IND) has been eliminated.
That rounds up count 5 and today’s General Election Count.
23.25
Count 5 will be the last count for tonight and will continue on from tomorrow morning
23.20
The results for count 4 are in!
No one has reached the quota, Paddy Murphy (IND) has been eliminated.
That rounds up count 4.
23.15
Clarecastle FG Councillor Paul Murphy chats to Derrick Lynch about being part of Leonora Carey’s campaign
22.55
Results for count 3 are in!
The quota has not been reached, Violet Anne Wynne (IND) has been eliminated.
That rounds up count 3.
22.45
Clare FM’s Daragh Dolan gets the thoughts of disability activist and Seanad candidate Ann Marie Flanagan
22.37
FF Candidate, and Clare County Councillor, Rita McInerney spoke to Fiona Cahill
22.30
The results for count 2 are in!
The quota has not been reached, Amanda Major (IND) has been eliminated.
That rounds up count 2.
22.05
Whitegate FG Councillor Pat Burke spoke with Daragh Dolan
22.00
The results for count 1 are the following:
The quota has not been reached, Barry O’Donovan (RAB) and Michael Loughrey have been eliminated.
Senator Timmy Dooley watches on after topping the poll with 11,313 FPV, lying just 869 votes short of the quota #Election2024 pic.twitter.com/xh6iWoI8ZV
— Clare FM (@ClareFM) November 30, 2024
That rounds up count 1.
21.43
Count 1 will be announced in 15 minutes.
21.38
Clare FM’s Seán Lyons spoke with political commentator Eugene Drennan
21.05
Independent candidate Matthew Moroney from Broadford spoke with Daragh Dolan in the last few minutes
21.00
Live on Clare FM Martin Conway, Michael McNamara and Cillian Murphy have joined the conversation.
20.35
Tune in to Clare FM to listen to Alan Morrissey chat with Martin Lynch, Michael McTigue, Patricia McCarthy, Madeline Taylor-Quinn and Pat Breen during General Election 2024 from the count centre at Treacy’s West County Hotel.
20.14
Comparison of Clare’s last General Election Tally in 2020 and 2024’s Tally.
20.11
Michael McNamara has joined the discussion with Alan Morrissey and his Panel Guests #GE24 #CLARE pic.twitter.com/NInqtF7BUT
— Clare FM (@ClareFM) November 30, 2024
19.45
Clarecastle Sinn Féin Councillor Tommy Guilfoyle speaks to Daragh Dolan
7.50
Mayor of Clare Alan O’Callaghan speaks to Derrick Lynch at the Clare Count centre
19.40
Clare FM’s Seán Lyons caught up with Mary Dooley, mother of FF candidate Timmy Dooley at the election count centre
19.20
Clarecastle Sinn Féin Councillor Tommy Guilfoyle speaks to Daragh Dolan
7.30
RECAP: The Tally’s Top 5 Leaders
19.08
Aontú’s June Dillon chats to Clare FM’s Derrick Lynch at the count centre…
19.00
Tune in to Clare FM now to listen to Alan Morrissey chat with Martin Lynch, Michael McTigue, Patricia McCarthy and Madeline Taylor-Quinn during General Election 2024 from the count centre at Treacy’s West County Hotel. #GE24 #CLARE
17.50
Returning Officer Rita Considine taking charge of her first General Election in Clare is expected to take to her feet in the coming moments as the first count is understood to be imminent.
17.40
The quota is expected to be 12,072 based on an estimated valid poll of 60,356 (Estimated voter turnout 62%).
17.20
We aren’t expecting results for the first count until after 6pm.
17.00
Clare FM’s Seán Lyons spoke with Social Democrats candidate Hilary Tonge at the Clare constituency count centre at the West County Hotel…
17.45
16.30
Final Tally Summary
16.00
There’s mounting tension here in the Island Convention Centre in the West County now that all 180 boxes have been tallied.
15.30
Count 1 Is Underway
15.00
The final tally for all 180 boxes is in:
Leonora Carey (FG) – 5,228
Joe Cooney (FG) – 7,636
Cathal Crowe (FF) – 8,264
June Dillon (Aon) – 2,347
Timmy Dooley (FF) – 11,041
Rosin Garvey (GP) – 3,636
Kevin Hassett (Ind) – 713
Michael Leahy (IFP) – 1,204
Michael Loughrey (IP) – 118
Amanda Major (Ind) – 330
Donna McGettigan (SF) – 7,509
Rita McInerney (FF) – 3,469
Matt Moroney (Ind) – 528
Paddy Murphy (Ind) – 453
Catriona Ni Chathain (PBP) – 784
Tom Nolan (FG) – 2,139
Barry O’Donovan (Rab) – 159
Eddie Punch (II) – 2,492
Hillary Tonge (SD) – 2,020
Violet-Anne Wynne (Ind) – 286
14.00
There’s been a lull here at the count centre the past hour as count centre staff have been taking staggered lunches.
All of the boxes are now open and votes are still being sorted. We’re expecting the first count to begin later this afternoon, with the results of the first count around “tea time”.
The latest tallies show a change to the top four, with 161 of the 180 boxes tallied.
Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley is still leading the way on 9,828. He’s followed by Fianna Fáil’s Cathal Crowe on 7,186. Fine Gael’s Joe Cooney is on 6,945. Sinn Féin’s Donna McGettigan is on 6,564.
Leonora Carey (FG) – 4,362
Joe Cooney (FG) – 6,945
Cathal Crowe (FF) – 7,186
June Dillon (Aon) – 2,142
Timmy Dooley (FF) – 9,828
Rosin Garvey (GP) – 3,223
Kevin Hassett (Ind) – 691
Michael Leahy (IFP) – 1,063
Michael Loughrey (IP) –
Amanda Major (Ind) – 312
Donna McGettigan (SF) – 6,564
Rita McInerney (FF) – 3,237
Matt Moroney (Ind) – 495
Paddy Murphy (Ind) – 384
Catriona Ni Chathain (PBP) – 745
Tom Nolan (FG) – 2,027
Barry O’Donovan (Rab) – 156
Eddie Punch (II) – 2,163
Hillary Tonge (SD) – 1,762
Violet-Anne Wynne (Ind) – 272
13.00
In the past few moments Sinn Féin’s Donna McGettigan has been speaking with Clare FM’s Head of News Fiona Cahill about her feelings at this early stage of the count. She says it’s too soon to call, but her predicts Two Fianna Fáil seats, one Fine Gael and one Sinn Féin.
Listen to the full audio here
94 of the 180 boxes have been tallied.
Leonora Carey (FG) – 2,523
Joe Cooney (FG) – 4,356
Cathal Crowe (FF) – 3,187
June Dillon (Aon) – 1,005
Timmy Dooley (FF) – 6,320
Rosin Garvey (GP) – 1,827
Kevin Hassett (Ind) – 440
Michael Leahy (IFP) –
Michael Loughrey (IP) –
Amanda Major (Ind) –
Donna McGettigan (SF) – 3,366
Rita McInerney (FF) – 1,866
Matt Moroney (Ind) – 358
Paddy Murphy (Ind) – 170
Catriona Ni Chathain (PBP) – 447
Tom Nolan (FG) – 1,257
Barry O’Donovan (Rab) –
Eddie Punch (II) – 1,122
Hillary Tonge (SD) – 1,086
Violet-Anne Wynne (Ind) – 107
12.00
64 of the 180 boxes have been tallied and early predictions suggest Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley, behind him is Fine Gael’s Joe Cooney, Sinn Féin’s Donna McGettigan and Fianna Fáil’s Cathal Crowe. Just outside the top four is Fine Gael’s Leonora Carey, Fianna Fáil’s Rita McInerney and the Green Party’s Roisin Garvey.
Leonora Carey (FG) – 1,723
Joe Cooney (FG) – 3,060
Cathal Crowe (FF) – 1,853
June Dillon (Aon) – 657
Timmy Dooley (FF) – 4,311
Rosin Garvey (GP) – 1,297
Kevin Hassett (Ind) – 306
Michael Leahy (IFP) –
Michael Loughrey (IP) –
Amanda Major (Ind) –
Donna McGettigan (SF) –
Rita McInerney (FF) –
Matt Moroney (Ind) – 289
Paddy Murphy (Ind) – 133
Catriona Ni Chathain (PBP) – 317
Tom Nolan (FG) – 867
Barry O’Donovan (Rab) –
Eddie Punch (II) – 669
Hillary Tonge (SD) – 700
Violet-Anne Wynne (Ind) – 103
11.00
Counting is underway in General Election 2024 in the Clare constituency.
Boxes opened at 9 o’clock this morning at Treacy’s West County Hotel in Ennis.
Over 96,000 people in Clare were eligible to cast their vote in the 2024 General election at the county’s 102 polling stations and early predictions suggest turnout was close to 65%, which is roughly in line with 2020.
This morning, Treacy’s West County Hotel is a hive of activity, where 60 count centre staff, divided into pairs, have been sorting through 180 boxes ahead of the first count, which is expected this afternoon.
Fianna Fáil have been performing well, as has Fine Gael, while Sinn Féin and the Greens are also in the mix.
