Outspoken Ming vows to shake up Dáil

INDEPENDENT Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan made history in Roscommon/South Leitrim when his phenomenal vote not only landed him the first of three seats but also dealt Fianna Fáil a fatal blow in this constituency.

Fine Gael held onto its two seats to return outgoing TDs Denis Naughten and Frank Feighan, but the real surprise was how well the colourful and sometimes controversial Flanagan polled to land the first seat.

The Castlerea-based councillor’s victory comes 14 years after his first general election outing in Galway West.