Main PointsThe Galway West byelection count has moved into a second day, with a tight contest emerging between the top two candidatesCounting resumed at 9am In Dublin Central, Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats was elected in the early hours of Sunday morningLabour’s Helen Ogbu was the leading left-wing candidate, taking third place with 5,462 votesFine Gael believes its candidate will take the seat, but Independent Ireland remains ahead after the fourth countKey PiecesGalway West byelection results in fullAs it happened: The first day of Galway West count Analysis: Helen Ogbu’s transfers may end up being decisiveInside Politics podcast: A bad day for the big partiesSarah Burns - 4 minutes agoThomas boosted again from transfers, are Fine Gael beginning to feel a bit nervous? Count seven has just been completed in Galway West and, again, Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas has done well from transfers. Fine Gael must be beginning to feel a little nervous although they are expecting big transfers in the final counts from Fianna Fáil and the left-leaning candidates, reports political correspondent Harry McGee. There’s an ambivalence about Sinn Féin’s positioning here compared to other left-wing parties. Thomas got the second highest transfer from Sinn Féin’s Mark Lohan (just behind Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich from the Social Democrats). It is related to the fuel protests where Thomas was a prominent campaigner - and must be jotted down as an anti-establishmentarian vote. There were a lot of non-transferable votes from Sinn Féin - 720 in total.Sean Kyne near the Spanish Arch on the banks of the River Corrib in Galway city. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Byelections: Noel Thomas extends lead over Kyne in sixth count
Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats elected after ninth count in Dublin Central
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