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Count George Plunkett, who was recently returned unopposed as Sinn Fein MP for Roscommon North, has been released from Birmingham Jail. He is expected to return to Ireland in the morning.Read More →
The Irish Independent carries excerpts of an article entitled “Why I May Have Lost My Seat”, written by the former MP for Galway Connemara, William O’Malley. It quotes O’Malley as writing [before the election count was returned] that : “…the constituency of Connemara is won by Sinn Féin. A year ago, the cult was practically confined to one family, but that family had relatives in almost every hole and corner of the constituency. My opponent, Padraic O’Maile belonged to this family. It is a remarkable fact that at least 90 per cent of the Connemara people hate and loathe Sinn Féin, and do not believeRead More →
Michael Staines has been elected MP for the constituency of Dublin (St Michan’s). The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 17,642 votes Michael Staines (Sinn Fein) : 7,553 votes John Nugent (Irish Party) : 3,996 votesRead More →
Robert Barton has been elected MP for the constituency of Wicklow West. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 11,673 Robert Childers Barton (Sinn Fein) : 6,239 Pierce Charles de Lacy O’Mahony (Irish Party) : 1,370Read More →
Sean Etchingham has been elected MP for the constituency of Wicklow East. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 15,241 Sean Etchingham (Sinn Fein) : 5,916 Alexander Parker Keene (Irish Party) : 2,600 Denis Joseph Cogan (Irish Party) : 2,466Read More →
James Ryan has been elected MP for the constituency of Wexford South. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 23,168 James Ryan (Sinn Fein) : 8,729 Peter ffrench (Irish Party) : 8,211Read More →
Roger Sweetman has been elected as MP for the constituency of Wexford North. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 23,022 Roger Mary Sweetman (Sinn Fein) : 10,162 Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde (Irish Party) : 7,189Read More →
Laurence Ginnell has been returned¹ as MP for the constituency of Westmeath. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 24,014 Laurence Ginnell (Sinn Fein) : 12,435 Patrick H Weymes (Irish Party) : 3,458 Walter Richard Nugent (Independent Nationalist) : 603Read More →
Cathal Brugha has been elected MP for the constituency of Waterford County¹. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 24,439 Cathal Brugha (Sinn Fein) : 12,890 John James O’Shea (Irish Party) : 4,217Read More →
William Redmond has been returned as MP for the constituency of Waterford City. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 12,063 William Archer Redmond (Irish Party) : 4,915 Vincent Joseph White (Sinn Fein) : 4,431Read More →
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