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26/05/2014

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Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson has topped the poll in the European

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She polled 159,000 first preference votes.

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That's more than 3,000 votes over the quota.

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The announcement of the first preference vote share

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was made at the counting centre at the King's Hall in Belfast

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The number of first preference votes given for each candidate was as

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follows. Jim Allister, TUV, 75,800 and six votes. -- 75,806. Martina

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Anderson, Sinn Fein, 159,000. 159, 813 thousand. -- hundred

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59,813. Alex, SDLP, it is 1594. -- Alex Attwood, SDLP. Mark

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Brotherston, NI conservatives, 4144. Ross Brown, Green Party, 10,598.

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Diane Dodds, Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, 131,000...

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131,163 votes. Anna Lo, Alliance Party, 44,432. Tina McKenzie, Aspire

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To Better, 5,000 five -- 1553. Jim Nicholson, Ulster Unionist Party,

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83,438. Henry Reilly, UKIP, 24,584 votes. Martina Anderson has reached

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the quota and is deemed elected. It has taken just over nine

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hours for the first preference BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson has been

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watching the day's events unfold. His report contains some

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flash photography. The celebrations began before all

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the votes had been counted. The official result had been -- and

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before the result had been announced. We are delighted with the

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level of very strong support, right across Northern Ireland. We have had

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a good campaign where we were in every part of Northern Ireland.

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Absolutely delighted and honoured at the number of people who have voted

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for myself and Sinn Fein. This is a truly historic day for our party.

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It was a long day for all of the political parties. For some, and

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anxious day. Almost ten hours of counting the votes and it's not over

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yet. At the weekend, the TUV councillor became the party's first

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elected in Belfast. She made strong remarks three years ago. She wasn't

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an elected representative, she was barely out of school. You accept

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that her comments were foolish? barely out of school. You accept

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a M I think many of us have made foolish comment at various times.

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The leader of NI21, Basil McCrea, didn't want to talk about his

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political future. I cannot say anything because I am

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instigating legal action. My lawyers have told me not to speak.

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It was a time of bitter and heated election campaigns, but it ended

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with a smile. Let's go to the Belfast central

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count centre for this election to Europe and join Mark Devenport,

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our Political Editor. How do you read

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the first preference figures? Sinn Fein will be very satisfied as

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the Paul Toppers, although in terms of share it is marginally down on

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the situation in 20 -- 2009. -- the top of the polls. They have

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recovered some of the ground that they lost to Jim Allister. Both the

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SDLP and UUP have actually decreased as a percentage share. The Ulster

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Unionists will be able to satisfy themselves that they would probably

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get that third seat. That third seat probably won't be in peril. Most Jim

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Allister's vote has decreased in terms of share, he will be very

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satisfied with 75,000 votes. You will be able to wield a greater

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influence in Stormont. Do you think it's a done deal that the MEPs who

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are existing will get it? I'm pretty convinced that when you look at the

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number of votes, there are more people who could give transfers to

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Jim Nicholson bank would give transfers to Alex Attwood. I think

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Jim Nicholson will get that third seat. But it might be a long evening

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of eliminations and transfers before we get to that point. We waited a

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long time for the first preference votes. When do you think the total

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count will reach a conclusion? I could not even hazard a guess. We

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could be going late into the night, I would have thought. Thank you.

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The biggest loser in both elections in the Republic has been Labour and

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that's led to the party leader Eamon Gilmore announcing his resignation.

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He will stay on as Tanaiste until a successor is appointed.

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Our Dublin Correspondent Shane Harrison has more on this.

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Donna, three years ago he led the Labour Party to its greatest general

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election triumph with a 19% share of the vote. He went into a coalition

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with the Niguel and implemented a bailout programme designed to save

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the Republic from bankruptcy. -- with singer Gayle. In this year's

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European elections, Labour's share of the vote fell to just 7%. Eamon

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Gilmore announced his resignation saying he deeply regretted the loss

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of so many Labour representatives. Where we have had successes,

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of so many Labour representatives. be glad. Where we have fallen short,

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we mustn't doubt. Where new problems are rising, we must find solutions.

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We must and we will continue to build the country -- puts the

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country and the needs of the Irish people first. We must here, he'd and

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act on the clear message we received on Friday. -- keyed. If the Labour

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position leaves the coalition on shaky ground, where does that leave

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Sinn Fein? It will probably become more Independent and assertive in

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government. The reality is, the Republic's finances are such that 2

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billion euros needs to be taken out of the economy in this year's

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budget. That requires further taxation and public spending cuts.

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Sinn Fein will hoover up its vote as it has in this year's European

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elections. Labour is on course to take a seat in each of the three

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European consistencies -- constituencies in the Republic.

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The gardai have arrested five men over the discovery of a bomb.

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Yes, they arrested the men north of Dundalk in County Louth late last

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night. They are said to be known in dissident republicans. They found a

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cage inside a car containing bomb component parts. That bomb was

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believed to be brave -- being brought into Northern Ireland.

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Thank you. A man has appeared

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in court charged with threatening to kill a man during an alleged racist

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attack near Lisburn. Appearing at the city's

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Magistrates Court was 22-year-old Thomas David Finn, from Linencourt,

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Linenhall Street in Armagh. He is alleged to have attacked

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his victim, who is black, along the He is also charged with having

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a stick with intent He was remanded in custody and

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is due in court again next week. Some heavy downpours today and we

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can expect some more in the evening. The Met office has issued a weather

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warning for it showers will stop mainly across Fermanagh and Tyrone.

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Tonight, it is going to turn dry for us all. Temperatures around eight or

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9 degrees. Some mist and cloud for tomorrow morning, so a murky start.

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The cloud will stay with us but there will be some brighter spells.

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It's going to be a much better outlook than today with fewer

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showers. That fog lifting slowly and the cloud remaining stub to break

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up. Into the afternoon, there will be some brighter weather. It's a

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decent picture across Ireland. Plenty of dry weather to enjoy. In

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England and many areas of Wales, we have more rain to come and some of

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that will be heavy. Scattered showers for western Scotland,

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brighter and sunnier towards the east. Temperatures will be around

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the need to high teens for us all. In Northern Ireland, a few showers

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out there tomorrow afternoon. Towards the West, 18 degrees in

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Fermanagh. A bit on the cooler side on the coast. On Wednesday, staying

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fairly unsettled. It won't be raining all day, there will be dry

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weather, but feeling a bit cooler. For the rest of the week, it will

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