LATEST: Taoiseach congratulates McFadden in Keenagh

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is at the count centre in Keenagh and has congratulated Gabrielle McFadden on her success in the Longford/Westmeath by-election, while also paying tribute to her late sister Nicky, who lost her battle with Motor Neurone Disease in March.

“I know that for Gab McFadden this is a day tinged with a degree of nostalgia because while the indication is that she’s going to win the seat and obviously it’s a trust placed in her by the people of Longford/Westmeath to carry on the work of her late sister Nicky,” he said.

“I know that this is not an easy time for Gab McFadden and I do wish her the very best of luck in the future and I know that she will continue to serve the people of Longford/Westmeath in the way that she knows she can and that her sister did.”