Harty elected amid ecstatic celebrations

MICHAEL Harty has had a huge impact on this election and he has just been elected following the ninth count, picking up 1,119 votes from Ann Norton.

Harty (Ind) +1119   11962-Elected

Breen (FG) +278  7815

Carey (FG) +360 7422

McDonagh (FF) +252 6139

McNamara (Lab) +386  5955

Moran (SF) +390 5437

Owen Ryan

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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.

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