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06 Sept 2025

LATEST: Late night drama at Punchestown as Full Recount ordered for Kildare

Kildare Local Elections

LATEST: Late night drama at Punchestown as Full Recount ordered for Kildare

Full Recount

There was late night drama at the Kildare Count Centre in Punchestown as a full recount has been ordered in the Kildare LEA.

Returning Officer Eoghan Ryan said that a Full Recount had been requested and that it would begin at 9.30am tomorrow morning (Monday).

The means that Kildare, Newbridge and Leixlip are the final LEAs where counting has not concluded.  

The announcement came after Shónagh Ni Raghallaigh (SF) and Pat Balfe (SD) had been declared elected.
Earlier, Suzanne Doyle (FF), Cllr Kevin Duffy (FG) and Brian O'Loughlin (FF) had been elected. 

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