Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is looking strong on the first count in Dublin Central in this morning’s general election results, while the Green Party looks likely to lose all seats, bar potentially one or two.
In Dublin Central, Mary Loy McDonald is topping the poll, with over 6,000 first preference votes at 19.58% of the vote. However, things may be different outside of Dublin for the party.
While there’s a long way to go, all eyes remain on Dublin Central, where Hutch looks set to finish fourth in the four-seater constituency after the first count.
Fine Gael’s Paschal Donohoe is second in the race after the first tallies, at 16.79% of the vote. The SocDem’s Gary Gannon is third, with 13.28% of the vote. Independent Hutch is fourth with 3,060 votes at 9.38% of the vote.
He is followed by Labour’s Sherlock at 7.49% of the vote, and Fianna Fail’s Fitzpatrick with 7.14% of the vote.
The Fine Gael vote is holding up, with Taoiseach Simon Harris comfortably retaining his seat in Wicklow, while Fianna Fáil are also having a good election day.
Elsewhere, the Greens are in trouble all over the country, with Media Minister Catherine Martin looking like the only one to retain her seat from the party. However, Roderic O’Gorman is not entirely out of the battle to keep his seat in Dublin West.