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On RTÉ’s European Parliament Report this week Irish MEPs discuss clamping down on lobbying, revolving doors & Europe’s response to migration.
We were joined by @lukeming, @GraceOSllvn & @ColmMarkey
Watch tonight on RTÉ One or now on the RTÉ player rte.ie/player/series/europea…
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Join us and @RTEOne this Wednesday at 6p.m. for the ‘Your Politics’ podcast LIVE from UCD Cinema. With special guests Áine Lawlor, Sandra Hurley, @RBoydBarrett and @nealerichmond - this is one NOT to be missed!
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Counting is set to resume this morning as the final seats are decided in a Stormont election that has so far proven to be a very good one for Sinn Féin rte.ie/news/ni-election-2022…
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Way to go yet. Confirmation from @eoni_official that counts in just 4 constituencies – Newry and Armagh, East Antrim, South Antrim and Lagan Valley - concluded. Counts in remaining 14 to resume at 9am @rtenews @TVconormac @gailconwaymedia @SineadHus @sandra_hurley #NI22 #AE22
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In Pictures: Day one of results day in the Northern Ireland Assembly Election #AE22 rte.ie/news/2022/0506/129644…
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South Belfast has adjourned for the night with the standings left as follows for the remaining two seats:
Paula Bradshaw Alliance 7150
Kate Nicholl Alliance 5742
Claire Bailey Green Party 5046
Stephen McCarthy UUP 3769
Bailey has closed the gap but what way will UUP votes go?
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The SDLP’s Matthew O’Toole has been elected in South Belfast taking the third seat. The count will resume in the morning….#AE2022
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ELECTED Matthew O’Toole of the SDLP for South Belfast
He holds seat he took over from Claire Hanna after her election to Westminster in 2019
@rtenews
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Our first elected MLA in Upper Bann. Sinn Féin’s John O’Dowd reaches the quota.
Count suspended for the night. Massive battle ahead tomorrow.
SF looking to gain a second seat.
Doug Beattie in trouble.
Alliance still in the hunt.
Diane Dodds hoping to retain two DUP seats
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Foyle count has been suspended until 9am tomorrow morning. No other candidate was elected on the 4th count. We’ll be back tomorrow morning in Magherafelt @rtenews @rtepolitics
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Expected to have declarations from Upper Bann and Foyle shortly before they are suspended for the night.
There should be a full result from Newry and Armagh within the hour here at Magherafelt.
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South Down adjourned for the night but the result seems clear cut with Alliance’s Patrick Brown, the SDLP’s Colon McGrath and the DUP’s Diane Forsythe to go through the tape tomorrow
Forsythe Will be the first female DUP MLA here while Brown the first alliance MLA
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UUP leader Doug Beattie leaves the count centre here in Magherafelt.
Sleepless night ahead. He’s in a real battle to retain his Upper Bann seat tomorrow.
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News from Magherafelt: West Tyrone, East Derry and Fermanagh & South Tyrone all now suspended until 9am tomorrow morning. Waiting for word if Foyle will keep going for a while tonight. But it’s getting quiet here…@rtenews @rtepolitics
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Counting also suspended in East Derry.
Expecting the remaining counts here in Magherafelt to do likewise over the next hour or so.
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Former DUP party leader Edwin Poots has been elected in South Belfast. It’s the second seat secured after Sinn Féin’s Deirdre Hargey topped the poll earlier #AE2022