Waterford’s Grace O’Sullivan has lost her European Parliament seat.
The Green Party candidate was eliminated on the 19th count of the election results for Ireland South.
In total, she received 69,197 votes before being excluded following the elimination of John Mullins (FG).
Speaking earlier this week, she admitted that her chances of being re-elected were “slipping away”.
With a “swansong” message, she said it was not just the Green Party’s responsibility to push climate change policies to the fore, but also that of their coalition parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.
The former Greenpeace activist said she had not been as “extraordinarily” transfer friendly in this vote as she was in the 2019 European election, and said it “feels that momentum has gone” from the Green Party.
The Green Party also lost their MEP in Dublin, Ciarán Cuffe.
Earlier today, Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher was re-elected for Ireland South.
Fine Gael’s Sean Kelly was re-elected yesterday and counting is continuing at Nemo Rangers GAA in Cork.
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