ELECTED: Sean Kelly wins first MEP seat for Ireland South

Sean Kelly is the first to be elected for the Ireland South constituency in the 2024 European Parliament elections.

The Fine Gael man retains his seat after two long days of vote counting here at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork.

With a quota to pass of 114,761, Mr Kelly re-won his seat in Brussels with a total of 122,777 votes.

The count has now been suspended and will resume Tuesday morning, June 11 at 9am.

Total Electorate: 1,345,792

Valid Poll: 688,564

Quota: 114,761

Blighe, Derek (Ind) - 25,071

Bogue, Lorna (Rabharta) - 8,788

De Barra, Graham (Ind) - 4,575

Doyle, Christopher (Ind) - 3,530

Doyle, Susan (SD) - 20,229

Fitzgibbon, Mary (Ind) - 6,281

Funchion, Kathleen (SF) - 50,580

Gavan, Paul (SF) - 22,392

Hourigan, Niamh (Labour) - 21,272

Kelleher, Billy (FF) - 91,074

Kelly, Sean (FG) - 122,777 - ELECTED

Lahive, Ross (Ind/IPP) - 4,461

Leahy, Michael (Ind/IFP) - 12,259

McGurk, Una (Ind) - 6,387

McNamara, Michael (Ind) - 56,339

Mullins, John (FG) - 35,281

Murphy, Patrick (Aontu) - 14,124

Ní Mhurchú, Cynthia (FF) - 55,209

O'Riordan, Ciaran (Ind) - 2,477

O'Sullivan, Grace (Green) - 47,661

Prendiville, Cian (PBP) - 6,243

Punch, Eddie (Ind) - 20,751

Wallace, Mick (Ind) - 52,803