First count looks done here.
Spoiled ballots review was a bit of craic. Fianna FĂĄil threw everything they had at arguing every ballot for Andrews.
Thanks to @Funtime and those who were in on the Greens from the start for the passes.
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I hope those cups are compostable or else that photo will be hugely ironic
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Tis good but not accurate.
That fella ran in a few different areas. He got 40 or so votes in Connemara.
Cheers buzzkill
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Garry Laffan elected in Wexford.
How do they decide what papers to count in distributing the surplus?
I believe itâs done on a percentage basis.
Likely no first count result in South until at least lunchtime tomorrow. Something like 40,000 ballot sheets that need to be reviewed to determine the correct vote 
% from each box ?
Some bird on Twitter at the euro count said the RTĂ exit poll is a load of shite, especially in Dublin
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What twitter account?
How are Wallace and Daly doing? Do they stand a chance of being elected to Europe?
I could be wrong, but I believe itâs done on a percentage of the next preference vote.
So, for example: say in Adare-Rathkeale, Teskey topped the poll. They look at all his votes and say 50% of the next preference votes were for Walsh. If the surplus was 500, then Walsh would get 250 of those votes.
I believe thatâs how itâs done, I think we had a few people here actually involved in counts, so they should be able to confirm.
I think itâs random.
Said on the news that Cuffe was closer to 19% than the 23% reported in the exit poll.
My information is he wonât be getting elected on first count.
It was as good as confirmed on the 9 o clock news that he wouldnât