Coláiste Chú Chulainn is a hive of excitement this morning with tallying of the local election votes well underway. The boxes are being opened at Coláiste Chú Chulainn, where the local votes are being separated from the EU election votes. Once the tally is complete, the local election votes will be taken to County Hall in Dundalk, where the count will take place.
Here is a quick rundown of first preference votes so far. These numbers will change throughout the morning, so this is just how things stand at the moment.
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Ardee Local Electoral Area
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Drogheda Rural
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Drogheda Urban
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1,986 votes have been tallied so far in Drogheda Urban. Here's the breakdown of the first preference votes so far: