The two secured  their place in the country’s upper house with a flourish

Angela Feeney claims there should have been a full recount rather than of only the 23rd count when she was eliminated.

Cllr Conway's votes surpassed those of the outgoing Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee.

The vast majority of the public do not have a vote in the Seanad.

Ann Marie Flanagan has stepped up her call to political parties to "urgently act on promises made to disabled people and their families" as she launched her Seanad campaign