Dublin Bay North General Election Updates: Sinn Fein out ahead ...
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3:30pm: Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan has said he is delighted with the support his party has received across the country and hopes the Social Democrats will become the fourth largest party in the Dáil.
“We’ve doubled our vote. Hopefully we’ll emerge as the fourth largest party and there is a number of constituencies where we are hoping to make gains,” Mr O’Callaghan has said.
According to the tallies, Mr O’Callaghan is set to top the poll, just ahead of last elections poll topper, Denise Mitchell.
"Delighted to be topping the poll in Dublin Bay North. It’s a huge privilege for people to vote for you and put their trust in you and was delighted with the feedback during the campaign from people,” he said.
Tallies indicate first major wins and casualties in tight race
1.50pm: Cian O'Callaghan has overtaken Denise Mitchell according to the latest tally numbers, which come after 98pc of the boxes in the area have been opened.
In the last election, Denise Mitchell topped the poll in the constituency and got the most first preference votes in the country in 2020.
Cian O'Callaghan is currently on 14pc, with 8283 first preference votes while Denise Mitchell is also on 14pc but with 8148 votes. Very little between the two as it stands.
12:20am: Slowly but surely we are getting more tallies and 46pc of boxes have been opened in the constituency. There are a number of areas that don’t factor into these tallies yet, including Donnycarney, Raheny, parts of Howth and Kinsealy.
With five seats to fill, here are the five candidates with the most first preference votes right now:
Denise Mitchell is set to top the poll again. Currently she has 14.8pc of the first preference votes. Next is Cian O’Callaghan on 12.5pc, followed by Tom Brabazon on 11.5pc. Naoise Ó Muirí is on 9.8pc and Deirdre Heney is on 8.7pc.
10:50am: Now on to Raheny and Bayside. Cian O’Callaghan and Aoibhinn Tormey doing well in Bayside, and Deirdre Heney has a decent showing here too.
Voting in Raheny Library showing a strong preference for Tom Brabazon but Cian O’Callaghan and Aoibhinn Tormey are also picking up plenty of first preference votes here too.
10am: Some boxes in Donaghmede and Priorswood being counted at the moment.
So far Sinn Féin have strong support here, with Mícheál Mac Donncha taking many first preference votes from the St Benedicts polling centre and Denise Mitchell running away with the first preference votes in St Francis school polling centre in Priorswood.
9am: Good morning from the RDS where the boxes are open from Dublin Bary North and the ballots are being closely watched by the tally people.
It’s a large constituency and with five seats to fill and three outgoing TDs not running this time round, it will be an interesting race.
The first boxes open are from the Clontarf area of the constituency, more specifically from the St Garbiel's polling station and the Belgrove junior boys school.
Some very early indications from these boxes are first preferences are going to local Independent Barry Heneghen and Fine Gael’s Naoise Ó Muirí.
Social Democrats’ deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan has a decent showing here too. With only a few boxes open from one area, there is a strong health warning with these figures before the first tallies come in. Stay tuned.
