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With over 50% of boxes open Michael Lowry(Indp) is still out in front on 16% but the big story of this election is the performance of Martin Browne of Sinn Fein who is on 12%
57% of the boxes are now open at the Tipperary count centre and tallies show that Michael Lowry is the clear leader.
It also suggests that Martin Browne is on course to take a Dail seat which would represent an amazing turnaround for the Cashel man who lost his local authority seat in the local elections in 2019.
It was a devastating blow for the Sinn Fein veteran at the time but in a short space of time Browne has undergone an amazing upturn in fortunes.
Mattie McGrath (Indp) is on 11%,Jackie Cahill (FF) is on 9%,Alan Kelly Labour) is on 9%,Seamus Healy (Indp) is on 7%,Garrett Ahearn (FG) is on 6% and his FG running mate Mary Newman Julian is on 5%
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