A five-way battle is looming for the fifth and final seat in Cork North Central as Fianna Fáil’s outgoing TD Padraig O’Sullivan is set to top the poll. A first count for Cork North Central – which reverts to a five seat constituency – is expected at the Nemo Rangers GAA count centre around 6.30pm.

Follow the Irish Examiner team in Cork as we bring live election results from the Rebel County.  At a glance:  Cork South Central — Count complete. Elected: Micheál Martin (FF), Seamus McGrath (FF),

There are 22 candidates running for 5 seats in Cork South Central. Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin was elected first on Saturday as he topped the poll at the first count. Counting continues on Sunday. Search your constituency on our LIVE results tracker here to see who has been elected in real-time as the counting continues over the weekend.

While Independent Ireland party leader Michael Collins is expected to be re-elected, which two Cork South-West candidates will join him in the Dáil is far less certain. Fine Gael are making a big push to secure a seat while Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns could end up in a dogfight to hold on to hers.

People across Ireland went to the polls on Friday to vote in the 2024 General Election. A lot has changed since we last went to the polls nearly five years ago. We have survived a global pandemic, saw Donald Trump re-elected US President and watched as two wars broke out.

Micheál Martin, Seamus McGrath, and Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Jerry Buttimer and Padraig Rice win seats in Cork South Central; Thomas Gould and Padraig O'Sullivan elected in Cork N