Fianna Fáil's Eamon Scanlon and Independent TD Marian Harkin took the third and fourth seats respectively, who were elected on the 13th count.

Independent councillor Marie Casserly was eliminated on the eighth count in Sligo-Leitrim on Sunday, with almost 3,500 votes.

The council is allocating €30,000 in its budget for next year to homeless services.

It's understood the rise will be signed off by the majority of councillors at their budget meeting tomorrow.

Guo Zhong Chen, of 9 Belvedere Terrace, Mullingar, had previously been charged with arson in relation to the Grafton Court Fire in Longford Town on July 28th.

Fianna Fail has 48 seats in the next Dail, followed by Sinn Fein on 39, and Fine Gael on 38.