As expected Fianna Fail’s Andrew McGuinness topped the poll in the Kilkenny City East electoral area with 1,373 votes. Son of John McGuinness TD and his father’s parliamentary secretary, he exceeded the quota by 32 votes. Patrick O’Neill and Michael Doyle from Fine Gael will be elected and it is expected that Labour’s Tommy Prendergast should be elected as will Sinn Fein’s David Kennedy with Breda Gardner, the independent in with a shout for the last seat.
Kilkenny City East (6 seats) 18 candidates
Cleere Peter ‘Chap’ FF 981
Coulter Ria Green Party 385
Doyle Dixie Non Party 407
Doyle Michael FG 879
Fitzpatrick Marie Labour 342
Gardner Breda Non Party 498
Holohan Daithí Non Party 192
Kennedy David Sinn Fein 733
Leahy Jimmy FG 643
Leahy Ramie Non party 71
McGuinness Andrew FF 1373
O’Brien Michael Lab 328
O’Neill Patrick FG 938
Prendergast Tommy Lab 659
Reidy Joe FF 334
Sikora Remi Non Party 40
Treacy Sean FF 550
Zagorski Adam Non Party 30
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