Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank all of the Sinn Féin candidates who represented the party with great passion and integrity over the course of the election campaign and for the past five years and more. I thank each and every one of the 164,296 people who gave us their No. 1 vote in the local elections and indicated a preference for us. I also extend míle míle buíochas to the 323,029 people across the country who gave us their No. 1 vote in the European Parliament elections, as well as those who indicated a preference for us. I congratulate Martina Anderson on topping the poll in the North and also Naomi Long.