Local elections 2024 – Dublin City Council: Lord Mayor Daithí de Róiste loses seat as just 12 left to be filled

It is a tough loss to bear for Fianna Fáil as counts continue to elect the remaining councillors in Dublin.

Sinn Féin has made a recovery, climbing to 6 councillors in Dublin but not making the gains the party would have dreamed of.

There are now 8 Fianna Fáil councillors and 8 Fine Gael councillors, followed by the Green Party who hold 7 seats, Sinn Féin who hold 6 seats and the Social Democrats who hold 6 seats.

Independents and others hold 10 seats, while Labour hold 4 seats and People Before Profit have won two seats.

All candidates have now been elected in Ballymun-Finglas as we await the results for the remaining three local electoral areas.

First time candidate Gavin Pepper has been elected in Ballymun-Finglas, alongside Keith Connolly (FF), Mary Callaghan (FF), Anthony Connaghan (SF), Leslie Kane (SF) and Conor Reddy (PBP).

Social Democrat Jen Cummins has won a seat in the South West Inner City and Fianna Fáil incumbent Racheal Batten is the first councillor elected in Artane-Whitehall.

Independent Vincent Jackson, People Before Profit candidate Hazel de Nortúin, Green Party candidate Ray Cunningham and Independent Ireland candidate Philip Sutcliffe join Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan for Ballyfermot-Drimnagh.

There have been a sweep of results announced in Dublin, where 51 councillors have now been elected.

All seats have now been filled in the South East Inner City, in the North Inner City, Kimmage-Rathmines, Donaghmede, Pembroke, Ballyfermot-Drimnagh and Clontarf.

In the South West Inner City, Labour candidate Darragh Moriarty has been elected on the eleventh count after Green Party candidate Michael Pidgeon won his seat yesterday after topping the poll.

Independent Cieran Perry was the first elected to Cabra-Glasnevin on the ninth count, followed by first time candidate for the Green Party Feljin Jose.

Dublin Central TD Neasa Hourigan, who held that same seat before her election to the Dáil four years ago, was among those celebrating when the result was announced.

Sitting independent councillor Vincent Jackson is the second candidate elected to Ballyfermot-Drimnagh after the ninth count.

Fine Gael councillor Ray McAdam has retained his seat in the North Inner City, where Green Party candidate Janet Horner and independent Christy Burke have also been elected.

In Ballymun-Finglas, Fianna Fáil candidate Keith Connolly has been elected, while Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan and Green Party candidate Claire Byrne have won council seats elsewhere across the city.

Doolan – who is also running for Europe – became Sinn Féin’s first elected member onto Dublin City Council.

He was shortly followed by Kourtney Kenny in the South East Inner City, whose election was followed with shouts of “Gwan the girlos” as the count results were announced.

Sinn Féin candidates Janice Boylan in the North Inner City and Míchéal MacDonncha in Donaghmede have also been elected.

A bonanza in the final counts for multiple electoral areas saw the four remaining seats filled in Donaghmede after the election of Tom Brabazon in the first count.

Fianna Fáil candidate Daryl Barron, Sinn Féin’s Míchéal MacDonnacha, Social Democrat candidate Paddy Monahan and Fine Gael’s Supriya Singh were also elected.

In the South East Inner City, Danny Byrne (FG), Mannix Flynn (Ind), Cian Farrell (SD), Claire Byrne (GP) and Kourtney Kenny (SF) were elected.

In the North Inner City, Janet Horner (GP), Christy Burke (IND), Malachy Steenson (IND), Janice Boylan (SF), Nial Ring (IND), Daniel Ennis (SD) and Ray McAdam (FG) were elected.

Malachy Steenson elected in North Inner City Dublin

In Kimmage-Rathmines, Fiona Connelly (LAB), Pat Dunne (RTC), Eoin Hayes (SD), Patrick Kinsella (FG), Carolyn Moore (GP) and Punam Rane (FG) were elected.

In Clontarf, all seats have been filled by Catherine Stocker (SD), Deirdre Heney (FF), Naoise Ó Muirí (FG), Donna Cooney (GP) and Alison Field (LAB).

Tallies have not indicated a good run for Sinn Féin, with leader Mary Lou McDonald admitting that the party was “obviously disappointed” that more of their candidates were not successful.

Speaking at the RDS, she acknowledged that “it hasn’t been our day” as it appears independents and others have benefited from anti-government sentiment.

Councillor Daithí Doolan said he was “delighted to top the poll” in Ballyfermot-Drimnagh, but acknowledged that the party may have to “live and learn” if turns out the party ran too many candidates or split the vote.