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SINN FÉIN HAVE taken their second European Parliament seat in the Republic.
Liadh Ní Ríada has been elected after the fourth count in Ireland South, surpassing the quota by 90 votes.
She will join Dublin’s Lynn Boylan in the European Parliament, with Midlands-Northwest’s Matt Carthy set to be confirmed tomorrow morning.
Earlier, Brian Crowley, the country’s longest serving MEP, was elected for a fifth term in the European Parliament after the result was announced in Ireland South.
The Fianna Fáil politician’s victory had been widely anticipated — he’s topped every opinion poll of this year’s campaign by a huge margin.
He claimed 180,329 of first preferences out of a total valid poll of 657,498.
As expected, sitting MEP Sean Kelly’s in third position in the four-seater so far, with 92,758 votes.
His Fine Gael colleagues Simon Harris and Deirdre Clune are next best placed, respectively on 54,511 and 52,295.
That means it is likely to be a three into two scenario for Fine Gael, as they look to take two seats to go with the one Brian Hayes has already claimed in Dublin and the one that Mairead McGuinness looks set to take in Midlands-Northwest.
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Why do you think he’s asked dopey !!
Why the hell is Nick Leeson always asked for his opinion on stuff like this? (and not even just this – other matters financial as well)
It’s like asking Bernie Madoff for investment advice.
Yeah Donal. Sure what would HE know about any of this.
From wiki:
Barings Bank (1762 to 1995) was the oldest merchant bank in London[1] until its collapse in 1995 after one of the bank’s employees, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) due to speculative investing, primarily in futures contracts, at the bank’s Singapore office
“It’s like asking Bernie Madoff for investment advice.”
No, it’s like asking Bernie Madoff how Ponzi Schemes operate – and fail. It’s going to an expert for his particular expertise – and who knows more about how this stuff happens? I don’t always agree with Nick’s opinion pieces on The Journal, but they’re always interesting.
Gee, Kevin – thanks – I didn’t know who Nick Leeson was.
He is a convicted criminal who’s actions bankrupted a bank and cost loads of people their jobs. The only reason why he is famous is because he was the first person in the modern media age to do something like this.
This does not make him an expert on anything.
Why isnt david drumm facing the same consequences…
A sur its not the Irish way. Hic!…
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