SF candidate leads poll in Cork North Central

Sinn Féin's Jonathan O'Brien is the frontrunner in the election for the Cork North Central constituency after the first count.

He has 7,923 votes with Billy Kelleher of Fianna Fáil second on 7,896 votes.

The quota is 10,428 votes.

COUNT 1

IND- Benjamin Ashu Ashuarrah - 161 (elminated)

PCP- John Adams - 282

SP-Mick Barry - 4,803

FG- Pat Burton - 7,072

INDEP - Kevin Conway - 958

LP - John Gilroy - 6,125

FF - Billy Kelleher - 7,896

LP - Kathleen Lynch - 7,676

FG - Dara Murphy - 6,597

SF - Jonathan O Brien - 7,923

INDEP -Fergus O Rourke - 95 - eliminated

INDEP - Padraig O Sullivan - 1,020

INDEP - Harry Rea - 324

WP - Ted Tynan - 681

GP - Ken Walsh - 524