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15 Dec 2025

LATEST: Tallies indicate major changes in how Kilkenny voted in this General Election

The latest news from the count centre in Kilkenny

LATEST: Tallies indicate major changes in how Kilkenny voted in this General Election

The count centre in Kilkenny PICTURE: Harry Reid

Has the vote share changed in Carlow-Kilkenny?

According to the tally, approximately 90% of boxes have now been opened and we can see a change in the vote share from the last General Election, in 2020.

Last time, Fianna Fáil had the biggest share of the Carlow-Kilkenny vote with just over 37% of all votes.

The tally says this will be down marginally, currently estimating 35.8%.

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Fine Gael has made a gain in vote share, from 21.7% in 2020 to 23.2% this time.

Sinn Féin has seen a clear drop from Kathleen Funchion's phenomenal poll-topping performance in 2020 - down from 23.8% to 17.9% of the overall vote.

Tallies show the vote share for Independents is up while the vote for the Green Party is down.

Note: These are tally figures and not yet an official count.

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