Sinn Féin's David Cullinane claims largest ever first-preference vote in Waterford

Sinn Féin's David Cullinane has taken the first seat in Waterford, topping the poll with a whopping 20,569 first-preference votes - twice the quota - and recording the largest first-preference vote in Waterford's history.

Cullinane's own vote tally is actually higher than the combined result recorded by the candidates from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.