Ming's man Fitzmaurice overtakes FF candidate after fifth count

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.

Ming's man Fitzmaurice overtakes FF candidate after fifth count
Sat, 11 Oct, 2014 - 19:38

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.

The Galway man, backed by Luke Ming Flanagan, now stands on 9,211 votes, compared to 8,863 for Connaughton.

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