Outgoing Fianna Fáil TD, John McGuinness is nearing election with with a total of 9,856 votes after count four of the Carlow-Kilkenny General Election.
The quota is 11,627 with Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fáil) and Peter 'Chap' Cleere (Fianna Fáil) just behind on 8,139 and 7,244 votes respectively.
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Meanwhile, Adrienne Wallace was eliminated on the fourth count with her 1,528 votes set to be re-distributed.
So far, Wallace along with Tom Healy (Independent), Orla Donohoe (Irish Freedom Party) John O'Leary (Independent), Noel G Walsh (Independent) and David Egan (Liberty Republic) have been eliminated.
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