Voting steady across constituency

Turnout has picked up across Cavan-Monaghan as the morning progressed where there are 20 candidates - 10 in Cavan, 9 in Monaghan and one living outside the constituency - vying for five seats.

This includes 14 men (70%) and six women (30%).

A total of 60,063 people are eligible to vote in Cavan and 49,089 in Monaghan, leaving a total poll of 109,152.

Compared to 2020, Cavan-Monaghan is reunited once again, having previously obtained a portion of neighbouring North Meath.

In Belturbet at St Mary's Boys National School was at 9.5% in two out of three booths.

In Cavan Town, at St Clare's National School where there are 10 booths, turnout was running at around 9.17% at 11am.

Turnout at Mullahoran, a rural voting station is 11%.

At the Boy's NS in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, which has eight booths, turnout is "busy" at 7.95%.

St Tiarnach's N.S Clones with five booths is 10.6%; and 11.2% in St. Louis in Monaghan Town.