Seanad Elections see ousted TDs on Culture and Educational Panel

Early tallies indicate in the NUI Seanad race that the three outgoing senators – Michael McDowell, Ronan Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins – all are well placed to be returned.

Former government chief whip and Fine Gael TD Sean Kyne was the first person to be elected to the Seanad's Cultural and Educational panel. File picture.

Three former TDs are among the first five people to be elected to the Seanad.

Former government chief whip and Fine Gael TD Sean Kyne was the first person to be elected on Tuesday on the upper chamber's Cultural and Educational panel.