Labour’s Kelly secures final seat in Ireland South

The Labour Party has secured a third seat in the European Parliament following the election of Alan Kelly in the Ireland South constituency last night.

The Labour Party has secured a third seat in the European Parliament following the election of Alan Kelly in the Ireland South constituency last night.

Mr Kelly beat outgoing independent MEP Kathy Sinnott to become the first Labour MEP in the constituency for 25 years.

The other two seats were won by Fianna Fáil's Brian Crowley and Fine Gael's Sean Kelly - a former president of the GAA.

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