Day long Granard recount ends with all seats filled.

Three seats still to be filled

Cahill joins Paul Ross has the only other candidate elected.

They join Peggy Nolan (FG), Martin Monaghan (FF), Seamus Butler (FF), and Gerry Hagan (FG).

Calls for an early general election have grown louder following the comparatively poor performance of Sinn Féin who claimed 12% of seats nationally.

The Independent councillor was elected on the first count, after having lost his seat in the 2020 elections.

The Longford-Westmeath TD resigned as Minister of State for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in August 2022,

After a marathon count on Sunday which continued into the early morning today, 10 seats have been won across the Local Electoral Areas of Ballymahon, Granard and Longford so far.