GE2024: Mayo count live as it unfolds
Stay with us for Live Updates and Count Results from the Mayo constituency count centre in Castlebar
11.25: Latest from Belmullet/Achill
11.15: First seven boxes have been opened in Belmullet Electoral Area - Rose Conway-Walsh, as expected, off to a good start on 625, Keogh 266, Calleary 229, Chambers 119. Local man Boxty O Conaill 29. Mostly Achill boxes open.
11.08: Just one box left to tally in Castlebar Electoral Area - Laherdane.
11 a.m.: Postal and special vote boxes now being opened.
10.45: Five takeaways from the Ballina tallies in the Mayo constituency: https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2024/11/30/5-takeaways-from-the-ballina-tallies-in-the-mayo-constituency/
10.40: Midwest Radio election commentator Padraig Hughes giving an early assessment on the unfolding picture in Mayo.
10.35: All the Ballina boxes are open now where the pecking order according to the tallies is:
Calleary 4,418
Duffy 4,290
Conway-Walsh 2,149
Kerr 898
Lawless 431
Dillon 276
10.25: Alan Dillon has won every box in Castlebar so far (2,570), out-polling nearest contender Lisa Chamber (1,004) by more than 2 to 1. Rose Conway-Walsh doing well on 889 at this stage with Stephen Kerr on 513 with 20 boxes open.
10.22: The three island boxes from Inishturk, Clare Island and Inishbiggle are going to be tallied together, the returning officer has announced.
10.20: Just one box left to tally in Ballina.
10.10: Ballintubber and Partry boxes give 260 votes to Dillon
10.05: Dillon off to a great start in the early Castlebar boxes - 260 votes. Well clear of nearest contender Lisa Chambers at this very early stage.
10 a.m.: Rose Conway-Walsh has taken a nice bounce to just over 2,000 votes but Duffy and Calleary still lead, both just gone over the 4,000 mark.
09.47: Stephen Kerr is polling well in Ballina - currently on 621 first preference votes. Tallies are showing both Calleary and Conway-Walsh's vote are down almost everywhere in Ballina.
09.45: 19 out of 230 boxes open and in the Ballina Electoral Area the lead in this race is jumping between Calleary and Duffy – Calleary now on 1,573, Duffy 1,642.
09.35: Here's how the Ballina Electoral Area tally is looking with 7 boxes open.
09.20: Four boxes tallied in Ballina Electoral Area where Dara Calleary and Mark Duffy are matching each other vote for vote - 157 for Calleary, 145 for Duffy. Rose Conway-Walsh also polling well on 100.
09.00: And we're off, with returning officer Ann Marie Courell giving the instruction to start opening boxes.
08.55: The tally people are ready to roll.
08.50: The Mayo constituency count centre at the TF Royal Theatre in Castlebar is buzzing this morning, with first boxes in General Election 2024 to be opened at 9 a.m.