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The results of the fourth count were;
Breen (FG) +217 6,857
Carey (FG) +47 6,195
Colleran Molloy (FF) +19 2,716
Dooley (FF) +98 10,480
Harty (Ind) +627 9,605
Howard (FG) +21 2,119
McDonagh (FF) +190 4,954
McNamara (Lab) +25 4,672
Moran (SF) +92 4,611
Norton (Ind) +79 2,521
Smith (Green) +52 2,144
There were 48 non transferrable votes. The lowest candidate, Mary Howard, 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.
