The Daily Star Ireland
**First Seat in New Seanad Goes to Michael McDowell as Counting Gets Under Way** Independent senator Michael McDowell is the first candidate to take a seat in the newly elected Seanad. He was re-elected to the National University of Ireland panel on the first count, which finished just after midnight. With a full valid poll of 36,114, the quota for …
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