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• GE24: All Three Seats Filled In Offaly

  11 candidates were vying for three seats.

• Carol Nolan Retains Her Dail Seat In Offaly

  Two seats are still left to be filled.

• ELECTED: Peter Burke Elected On The First Count In Longford Westmeath

  He will be returning to to the Dáil.

• ELECTED: Willie Aird Romps To Victory In Laois

  The Portlaoise councillor has been a public representative for since 1979.

• GE24: Longford-Westmeath Count Live Blog

  Live updates on the general election count in Athlone.

• GE24: Laois Count Centre Live Blog

  It looks like it will be a tight contest for the third seat in the O'Moore County.

• Troy Maintains Confidence In Fianna Fáil In Longford-Westmeath

  A first count has yet to be called in the constituency.

• "These Are Things That You Dream Off" - Willie Aird On The Cusp Of Election

  The long serving councillor will be the first TD elected in Laois.

• Independent Carol Nolan "Delighted" As She Looks Set To Be Returned To The Dáil

  She took 22% of the vote.

• Former Justice Minister Expects Stanley Will Win Third Laois Seat

  Charlie Flanagan believes Fine Gael and Fianna Fail will return to government.

• Sinn Fein Candidate "Hopeful" Of Being Returned To The Dáil

  Aoife Masterson says the tallies are positive.

• Final Tally Shows Fianna Fáil's Joe Flaherty May Be In Danger

  Kevin 'Boxer' Moran also looks likely to be on his way back to the Dáil.

• Fine Gael "Quietly Confident" About Taking A Seat In Offaly

  According to the tallies Carol Nolan looks set to be returned to the Dail.

• Willie Aird Heading To Leinster House After Laois Final Tallies

  Fine Gael and Councillor Aird are in a commanding lead after tallies in Portlaoise.

• Final Offaly Tallies Puts Carol Nolan Ahead

  Figures show that Carol Nolan has over 20% of the vote.

• Laois Tallies Indicate Success For Fine Gael

  Willie Aird is well placed to win a seat in the O'Moore County.

• Independent Candidate In Close Battle With Senator For Top Spot In Longford Westmeath

  Tallying got underway around 9am this morning.

• Early Tallies In Offaly Shows Strong Support For Carol Nolan

  The tallies are after 42 boxes have been opened.

• Christmas Family Fun Day Coming To Offaly This Weekend

  Santa himself will make an appearance.

• Decision Due On Major Westmeath Housing Development

  Over 200 residential units are included in the plan.