Independent candidate Michael Fitzmaurice clawed back a 1,114-vote deficit after the first count to emerge victorious in the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election this evening.

Fianna Fáil candidate Ivan Connaughton has conceded defeat in the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election this evening.

Independent candidate Michael Fitzmaurice is now 1,639 votes ahead of Fianna Fail's Ivan Connaughton after the sixth count of the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election.

Despite trailing Fianna Fáil candidate Ivan Connaughton by 1,114 votes after the first count, Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent) leads the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election after the fifth count.

FF’s Ivan Connaughton has all but admitted defeat in the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election.

Ivan Connaughton’s lead in the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election has narrowed to 771 votes after the conclusion of the fourth count.

Fianna Fáil's Ivan Connaughton has topped the poll after the first count of the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election concluded today.

Sinn Féin's topped the poll in the Dublin South West by-election, but faces a battle to win the seat with the Anti-Austerity-Alliance candidate just behind.

Two battles are emerging for Dáil seats in the by-elections in Dublin South West and Roscommon South Leitrim.

Votes will be counted this morning in the two Dail by-elections.

A failure to win a seat in today’s Dáil by-elections will not be linked to questions around Micheál Martin’s leadership of Fianna Fáil, according to the party’s finance spokesperson, Michael McGrath. 

WILL the Ming Dynasty continue to rule in Roscommon, and if so, is the by-election to be remembered as Micheál Martin’s last stand — the beginning of the end for his leadership?

By-elections in Roscommon-South Leitrim and Dublin South-West will be held on Friday, October 10, the Government has announced.

The Fianna Fáil wipeout in the 2011 general election has given new female candidates the chance to fill the otherwise empty electoral landscape.

Almost €1bn has been paid to retired military personnel and their dependants through the Defence Forces pension scheme in the past five years.

Fianna Fáil will select its candidate tonight for the forthcoming Roscommon / South Leitrim bye election.

THE Roscommon Hospital Action Committee, which last August rallied up to 10,000 people to support its cause, has selected its chairperson John McDermott to run in the election.

DARE To Doubt gets the vote to beat Dumitas in the Ivan Connaughton Bumper at Roscommon tonight.

RED MOLONEY is fancied to shrug off top weight in the Listed Lenebane Stakes at Roscommon this evening.