After three days of counting, 33 of the 49 seats in the five vocational panels and the two university constituencies have been filled.
Michael McDowell, who campaigned on Seanad reform, was also comfortably returned and Alice Mary Higgins secured her seat with strong transfers from former USI president Laura Harmon ahead of fourth placed Ruth Coppinger. Seven former TDs who lost their seats in the general election secured their seats and 19 outgoing Senators have been re-elected.
Former Fianna Fáil TDs Pat Casey and Shane Cassells secured seats while Independent Gerard Craughwell was also returned.
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