Counting in the Seanad elections gets underway today with four Clare hopefuls vying for one of the 60 seats up for grabs.
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The positions in the upper chamber of the Oireachtas are broken down into 3 groups.
11 are nominated by the Taoiseach, 43 are elected by a number of panels that represent vocational interests, with Fine Gael’s Tony Mulcahy, Martin Conway and John Crowe among the candidates
A further 6 are elected by graduates of NUI and Trinity College Dublin- with Corofin Principal Declan Kelleher hoping to secure one of those seats.
The count is expected to continue until the weekend.
