Lorraine Clifford-Lee loses Seanad seat

Outgoing Fianna Fáil senator Ms Clifford-Lee requested a recount after she was beaten by Independent Joe Conway by two-thirds of a vote but the result remained the same.

Counting in the Seanad elections continues at Leinster House in Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Cork senator Tim Lombard looks set to lose his seat in the Seanad as votes continue to be counted for the vocational panels.

Lorraine Clifford-Lee was one high-profile senator to lose out having held her seat since 2016.