BALLOT BOXES OPENED AT GALWAY COUNT CENTRES

Date Published: 28-Oct-2011

The ballot boxes from 320 polling stations in Galway are being opened at the two constituency count centres now. [9am]

More than a hundred counting staff are at the Galway West count centre in Leisureland, Salthill with more than a hundred more at the Galway East count centre in New Inn.

The count centre staff are first sorting the papers for the Presidential vote aswell as for the two referendums.

The first count is expected to begin in the early afternoon with a possible result of the first count due by tea time.

This result will then be fed up to the main count centre at Dublin Castle.