The fifth count in the Donegal constituency has seen Frank O'Donnell eliminated.
His 337 votes are now being distributed amongst the 15 candidates still standing at the Aura Leisure Centre.
Sinn Féin candidates Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn were elected in Count 1 and Count 2 respectively.
The quota is 12,771.
Count 5 totals:
Nikki Bradley - Fine Gael – 3761(+32)
Nuala Carr - Green Party –913(+8)
Carol Gallagher -People Before Profit –688(+4)
Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher - Fianna Fáil – 10604(+76)
Noel Jordan -Sinn Féin –4638(+15)
Charlie McConalogue - Fianna Fáil -8233(+84)
Niall McConnell - Independent -1708(+3)
Eamon McGee - Irish Freedom Party –409(+1)
Gerry McKeever -Independent –359(+0)
Kim McMenamin -The Irish People –547(+2)
John McNulty - Fine Gael -3293(+10)
Frank O'Donnell - Independent –337(+1)
Thomas Pringle -Independent - 5708(+15)
Mary T. Sweeney - Aontú -2561(+11)
Charles Ward - 100 Percent Redress Party –7300(+17)
