Sunday 8.33am — Counting will recommence at PC Headford at 9.30 when the destribution of FG's Niamh Madden's votes will form the Eighth Count. Follow our live blogs on advertiser.ie or updates on our X, Facebook and BlueSky platforms. www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...

Third count results in Galway East...

Fourth count underway in Galway East — Fire alarm starts to blare out across the hall to audible groans. Then they realised that some lad had just leaned against the fire alert button at the door. Panic over. #GalwayEast #GeneralElection2024

Albert Dolan and Louis O'Hara have arrived in the count centre in Headford ahead of the first count announcement. #GalwayEast #GeneralElection2024

Still counting and sorting here in Headford for #GalwayEast. Two of the four seats could be filled in the first count if as expected Albert Dolan and Sean Canney get over the quota. Battle for final two seats will be fascinating with Roche and Geraghty not far apart.

Some achievement by Michael Fitzmaurice to get well over 10,000 first preference votes here, having lost a section of his electoral patch. His regular media appearances on Virgin Media's Tonight show gave him a massive profile. @galwayad #GeneralElection24

146 boxes talled in #Galwayeast. Canney, Dolan, O'Hara and Roche flying ahead. Canney (8897) Roche (4477) O'Hara (6207) Dolan (8487) @galwayad #GeneralElection24

Boxes in the north of the constituency in #galwayeast being opened at the moment. Canney, Roche, Dolan and O’Hara doing well at this stage. @galwayad #GeneralElection2024

Voter turnout in Galway West and Galway East by 8pm ranges from 42pc to 56pc. #GE24

Turnout across Galway West and East in the 20-30 per cent range at 4pm. #GE24 @galwayad

Voting at noon in Galway West and Galway East averaging in the low teens. #GE24 @galwayad

Turnout in Galway West and Galway East varying between 3-6 per cent by 930am. #GeneralElection24 @galwayad

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