The Clare Champion Clare news, sport, entertainment and local notes
The results of the fifth count were,
Breen (FG) +480 7,337
Carey (FG) +583 6,778
Colleran Molloy (FF) +108 2,824
Dooley (FF) +144 10,624
Harty (Ind) +235 9,840
McDonagh (FF) +43 4,997
McNamara (Lab) +224 4,896
Moran (SF) +53 4,664
Norton (Ind) +165 2,686
Smith (Green) +49 2,193
There were 35 non transferrable votes. Fergal Smith has now been eliminated.
Owen Ryan
Owen Ryan has been a journalist with the Clare Champion since 2007, having previously worked for a number of other regional titles in Limerick, Galway and Cork.
