While Irish voters also cast their ballots in the EU polls, counting will not begin until Sunday.
ReutersCounting is due to begin in the Republic of Ireland's local council elections on Saturday.The polls closed at 22:00 local time on Friday.
Voting also took place in the Republic of Ireland on Friday in the European elections, but those ballots will be separated and local elections will be the first to be counted.Irish president Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina were among voters who took to polling stations on FridayMeanwhile, about 373 million people across the EU are eligible to vote to elect 720 MEPs in the European elections.
Voting has been taking place across Europe over four days, and as a result, Ireland will not start counting European votes until Sunday 9 June.How many seats are being filled?Five will represent the constituency of Midlands North-West, a 15-county constituency in which 27 candidates are running.And four will represent Dublin, where there are also 23 candidates on the ballot.The results cannot be announced until voting concludes across Europe at 22:00 Irish time on Sunday.
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