18 candidates elected to Monaghan County Council

The count for the three electoral areas in Monaghan have been completed with 18 seats now filled.

Sinn Féin have claimed eight of the 18 seats available with the main government parties also performing well.

The breakdown of who has taken what seat is as follows:

Carrickmacross-Castleblayney

-Paul Gibbons (SF)

-Peter Conlon (FG)

-Aidan Campbell (FG)

-Noel Keelan (SF)

-Colm Carthy (SF)

-PJ O'Hanlon (FF)

Ballybay-Clones

-Sinéad Flynn (SF)

-Pat Treanor (SF)

-Séamus Coyle (FF)

-Richard Truell (FG)

-Seán Gilliland (FG)

Monaghan

-Cathy Bennett (SF)

-Raymond Aughey (FF)

-Pauric Clerkin (FG)

-Seán Conlon (SF)

-David Maxwell (FG)

-Bronagh McAree (SF)

-Seamus Treanor (IND)