Michael McDowell leads Seanad election as first elected Senator
Independent Senator Michael McDowell has secured re-election to the Seanad, becoming the first candidate elected in the current election cycle. McDowell claimed his National University of Ireland (NUI) panel seat on the first count shortly before midnight. The former justice minister received 11,390 first preference votes, comfortably exceeding the quota of 9,029 from a valid … Read more
