Kildare Local Elections: Count staff waiting for sorted ballot papers to arrive at Count Centre at Punchestown
Kildare votes being counted
Counting staff are waiting patiently for the first sorted ballot boxes to arrive at the Count Centre in Punchestown.
It has just been announced that counting will begin for the Clane and Maynooth Local Electoral Areas (LEA) at 1.30pm.
Counting in the Celbridge and Naas LEAs is due to follow later in the afternoon.
According to advance estimates, Sunday will see counts take place for Athy, Kildare, Newbridge and Leixlip LEAs.