Updated 18.55
Fianna Fáil's Brian Crowley has been elected as an MEP for Ireland South.
He received over 180,000 first preferance votes.
His surplus of nearly 50,000 is now being distributed.
Here's the moment the Returning Officer announced the result:
Video: Newstalk reporter Zara King
Ireland's newest MEP Brian Crowley spoke to Newstalk's Lunchtime programme immediately after his win:
Counting of votes to fill the remaining European seats continues in the Midlands North-West constituency, and in the Dublin constituency a recheck is underway after a complaint from candidate and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.
Ireland South numbers
Ireland's largest constituency will elect four MEPs.
Approximately 680,000 ballot papers from 10 counties spread across Munster and Leinster are being counted by 260 people.
Brian Crowley of Fianna Fáil topped the poll as expected, exceeding the quota on the first count. The quota was set at 131,500, Crowley attracting 180,329 first preference votes.
Sinn Féin's Liadh Ní Riada is still on track to take the second seat, but she was 6,000 votes shy of the quota on the first count and on the second count still was still more than 1500 ballots short.
The third seat still looks likely to go to Fine Gael's Sean Kelly from Kerry,
The fourth and final seat will be a battle between Fine Gael's two candidates Simon Harris and Deirdre Clune. Harris sitting in third place with Clune currently fourth.
Brian Crowley patiently awaits the first count at the Cork count centre, Nemo Rangers, Cork city
In the Midlands North West constituency, Luke Ming Flanagan became the first MEP elected at around dinner time this evening.
Meanwhile, in the Dublin constituency - a recheck is underway after a request from Green Party leader Eamon Ryan. Yesterday Sinn Féin's Lynn Boylan, Independent Nessa Childers and Fine Gael's Brian Hayes were announced to be elected.
See how the rest of Europe voted here
Meanwhile Counts are continuing in count centres for the remaining local authority seats. Less than 30 of the 949 seats are still to be filled.
Fianna Fáil has the highest number of councillors elected so far, while Independents and Others are in second place.
