Count Day Liveblog #le09

Number 1 for votes

At count centre, good crowd here at neptune #le09
by Stephen Spillane via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:45:23 AM
Heavy security presence at the fingal count . . . Just in case #le09
by barratree via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:45:31 AM
ooh ooh forgot the hastag. off to #le09 count
by squidlimerick via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:46:18 AM
drill given to all party tally folk fingal count centre north county dublin. its well full here #le09 we tally Euros too!
by BrianGreene via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:51:09 AM
Arriving at my first ever count :-) #le09
by niamhvus via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:51:13 AM
ooh ooh forgot the hastag. off to #le09 count
by squidlimerick via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:51:19 AM
Good Morning all - we expect things to start getting busy here from 11 am but of course we'll bring you anything we get before then. We'll be taking info by text, twitter, and directing people to blogs, video, flikr, qik and other output.
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 7:53:11 AM
For those who want to plan their day - Newstalk Coverage underway from 10am and runs till 8 pm today. RTE Radio 1 goes on air at 11am. TV beings for one hour at 1 and then from 4 - 6pm.
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 7:57:30 AM
Tis D-day folks. Watch out for @TheEmergency throughout Newstalk's results coverage today. #emer #le09
by TheEmergency via twitter edited by Simon McGarr at 6/6/2009 7:57:56 AM
Irish Election Liveblog - bit.ly - or tweet using tag #le09 - other content will be found during day on irishelection.com
by Suzy Byrne via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:57:58 AM
Morning all - 6 minutes to opening of the boxes. Good luck to all the candidates and tallyers #le09
by Suzy Byrne via twitter at 6/6/2009 7:58:00 AM
Doors open in the Waterford Election Sorting office. #LE09
by chistorra via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:01:46 AM
on data entry duty for castleknock ward. Great collective effort here #le09
by barratree via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:08:28 AM
Bye-election in Dublin South - Collective tally - from first 100 boxes 70% going to Lee.
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 8:08:54 AM
Tally: 7/10 1st prefs for Geo Lee in 1st 10 boxes open in Dublin South byelection #le09
by TheEmergency via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:11:15 AM
newstalk reporting 7/10 first pref going to George Lee in Dublin South according to very early tallies
by deebdublin at 6/6/2009 8:15:02 AM
At Neptune Stadium .. then moving to City Hall later.. we have reporters at all Cork Ce
by PJ Coogan at 6/6/2009 8:15:44 AM
sorry for early typos !! Will get the hang of it - should have a tally pattern for Cork City Council by 9.45
by PJ Coogan at 6/6/2009 8:16:57 AM
Great stuff PJ - thanks.
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 8:17:16 AM
i know lee is going to win, but really 70% of the poll. Those Tallies must be off #le09
by eoinpurcell via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:17:44 AM
That said, I'm not on hand to see so I'd be wiser to hold back judgment! #le09
by eoinpurcell via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:19:35 AM
In review of campaign Brendan O'Brien on Newstalk admits to getting out of his car and measuring the Fianna Fáil election logo to prove it was smaller than in previous years. No tapes needed we all know it was - if it was there at all.
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 8:20:48 AM
Mary Hanafin said that some candidates made logo smaller than the FF official template.
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 8:21:42 AM
Counting is geting under way this morning in the local elections and the two bye-elections tinyurl.com
by RTE_Elections via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:23:32 AM
Mary Hasafin on Newstalk admits some FF candidates shrank party logo as stipulated by template for posters. #le09
by TheEmergency via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:23:50 AM
At the opening of the boxes in Letterkenny, looks like it's going to be a long day and ages before we even start to tally
by JoeBrennan via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:24:58 AM
Online from the Wicklow County Council Count Centre, will be posting regular updates from the Tally
by skearon via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:25:03 AM
Details of the RTE/Sunday Independent exit poll carried out with Lansdowne research by will begin to emerge from 11am
by RTE_Elections via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:25:24 AM
1/3 of boxes open in Dublin South - Lee Polling well - one box is 200plus for Lee, White 91, Brennan 55. (Newstalk)
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 8:27:59 AM
Dublin Central - 45% turn out. Only one box open. FG Paschal Donoghue polling 40% out of first box.
by Suzy Byrne at 6/6/2009 8:29:42 AM
will be reportig from my local count and the new V ex Green result. it should be depressing either way #le09 at 1pm
by stephencrowley via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:30:31 AM
Dub south Lee tally v high with 1/3 boxes open. #le09
by TheEmergency via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:30:32 AM
counting has begun - early indications not promising
by adam_douglas3 via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:31:50 AM
Tally- Ganley & Higgins , 50-50 in Loughrea boxes
by caseyorla via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:32:52 AM
#le09 is there any FF candidate who didn't shrink the party logo? igaeilge.wordpress.com
by igaeilge at 6/6/2009 8:34:58 AM
Looks like George Lee is walking home in Dublin South... Gorgeous timing George #FG #le09
by MickFealty via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:35:14 AM
Tallying North Inner City boxes in Central by election-3 horse race in my boxes Bacik, o'sullivan, Donohue #Le09
by aoifecarroll via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:38:33 AM
#le09 Mary Hanafin admits some FF candidates shrank the FF logo on election posters. understatement of the week. any FF candidate who didnt
by igaeilge via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:44:13 AM
A web cam has been set up in the RTÉ Radio centre - watch the election programmes as they broadcast live from 11am at www.rte.ie/live
by RTE_Elections via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:44:24 AM
Gorgeous George seems to be on to a winner #Le09
by damienmulley via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:45:34 AM
should mention that thats after the blakestown boxes so very skewed #le09
by barratree via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:45:51 AM
higgins past 1000 after 10 boxes for castleknock #le09
by barratree via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:46:44 AM
nothing concrete in Cork City yet .. FF had 13 seats on City Council - party people say they will be pleased if they hold 10..
by PJ Coogan at 6/6/2009 8:47:44 AM
On @satedition Olivia Mitchell FG TD in Dub south describes apparent Lee landslide as boxes open. #le09
by TheEmergency via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:55:57 AM
As George Lee runs away with Dub South we have the live blog here url.ie #LE09
by irishelection via twitter at 6/6/2009 8:56:24 AM