Padraig MacLochlainn says Sinn Fein is not out of the race for a seat in the Midlands Northwest constituency.
While no-one has been elected yet, Luke Ming Flanagan, Nina Carberry, Maria Walsh and Barry Cowen all look certain to take the first four seats.
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Ciarán Mullooly is in pole position to take the fifth and final seat and is currently 12,576 votes clear of Michelle Gildernew after the eleventh count,
She's expected to close the gap when her party colleague Chris McManus is eliminated later today.
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Former newspaper columnist John Waters has been eliminated on the last count.
Deputy MacLochlainn says Sinn Fein face an uphill battle, but can still take the final seat:
