Count Day Liveblog #le09

Number 1 for votes

At count centre, good crowd here at neptune #le09

by Stephen Spillane via twitter 6/6/2009 7:45:23 AM
Heavy security presence at the fingal count . . . Just in case #le09

by barratree via twitter 6/6/2009 7:45:31 AM
ooh ooh forgot the hastag. off to #le09 count

by squidlimerick via twitter 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 6/6/2009 7:51:09 AM
Arriving at my first ever count :-) #le09

by niamhvus via twitter 6/6/2009 7:51:13 AM
ooh ooh forgot the hastag. off to #le09 count

by squidlimerick via twitter 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 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 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 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 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 6/6/2009 7:58:00 AM
Doors open in the Waterford Election Sorting office. #LE09

by bernardtyers via twitter 6/6/2009 8:01:46 AM
on data entry duty for castleknock ward. Great collective effort here #le09

by barratree via twitter 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 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 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 deeblake7 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 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 6/6/2009 8:16:57 AM
Great stuff PJ - thanks.

by Suzy Byrne 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 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 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 6/6/2009 8:20:48 AM
Mary Hanafin said that some candidates made logo smaller than the FF official template.

by Suzy Byrne 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_Referendum via twitter 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 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 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 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_Referendum via twitter 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 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 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 6/6/2009 8:30:31 AM
Dub south Lee tally v high with 1/3 boxes open. #le09

by TheEmergency via twitter 6/6/2009 8:30:32 AM
counting has begun - early indications not promising

by Adamdougl via twitter 6/6/2009 8:31:50 AM
Tally- Ganley & Higgins , 50-50 in Loughrea boxes

by caseyorla via twitter 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 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 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 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 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_Referendum via twitter 6/6/2009 8:44:24 AM
Gorgeous George seems to be on to a winner #Le09

by damienmulley via twitter 6/6/2009 8:45:34 AM
should mention that thats after the blakestown boxes so very skewed #le09

by barratree via twitter 6/6/2009 8:45:51 AM
higgins past 1000 after 10 boxes for castleknock #le09

by barratree via twitter 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 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 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 6/6/2009 8:56:24 AM

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