Dublin North West General Election 2024 updates: Early tallies show Sinn Féin’s Dessie Ellis to be elected

Seats filled: 0

Tallies indicate first major wins and casualties in tight race

10.50am: Sinn Féin’s TD Dessie Ellis likely to be elected on the first count as 23 boxes now open

No surprises in Dublin North West as early tallies show that Sinn Féin’s Dessie Ellis is likely to be elected on the first count with the most first-preference votes.

Ellis, a well-known TD in the area since 2011, is currently at 18pc, after only 23 boxes out of 75 have been opened.

The next is another Sinn Féin candidate Catherine Carney Bound with 16pc, followed closely by People Before Profit’s Conor Reddy at 14pc.

There might be a battle between the sitting Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe and Social Democrats’ Rory Hearne, who is hoping to take the seat of the outgoing TD Róisín Shortall, as both candidates are currently at 11pc.

Fine Gael’s Noel Rock is at 8pc which might not be enough to secure a seat.

9.50am: Boxes open in the RDS for Dublin North West

The boxes have been officially opened for Dublin North West in the Simmonscourt Pavillion in the RDS.

The counting has begun, with the tallymen keeping a close eye on the first-preference votes.

The Dublin City returning officer Joseph Burke announced the opening of the ballot boxes for Dublin City at 9am.