A tight squeeze but Olympian Kenny Egan expected to secure seat

Olympic hero Kenny Egan is expected to eventually be elected despite being in a fight with a small group of candidates for one of the final seats in Clondalkin, an electoral area that has seen Sinn Féin support surge to a massive one in every three voters.

With 100% of votes counted in the South Dublin County Council area, it seems likely that Fine Gael candidate Mr Egan will eventually squeeze into one of the final eight seats in the expanded constituency.

However, before he does so the Olympic hero will face more than a few scares as his election - and that of a number of other candidates - may come despite him not reaching the quota.