VIDEO: Scenes of joy as Tom Farrell elected
There were scenes of joy at the Athlone count centre in the early hours of Sunday morning when Tom Farrell reached quota and became the third candidate to be elected to the new Athlone Municipal District.
We captured the reaction. Here Tom and his supporters react to the announcement that he has surpassed the quota:
Here, there are more celebrations when it was announced that Tom Farrell has been elected: