Irlanda: começou a contagem dos votos

Early Lisbon tallies lean toward No vote

Counting of votes in the Lisbon Treaty referendum began at 9am today, and early tallies show the vote leaning toward the No side.

In Dublin South-West, there is a report 60%-40% split in favour of the No side, and this 60-40 tally is repeated in Dublin North-West, Dublin Central, and Dublin North-East.

In Dublin South-East, early tallies indicate a 70%-30% split in favour of the No vote. Elsewhere in the country, tallies from Limerick West indicated a 59-41 No vote.

In Mayo, the vote appears to be 60-40 per cent in favour of the No camp with the majority of boxes counted. There was a 52 per cent turnout. Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and the party’s MEP Jim Higgins are conceding that the No campaign have won in Mayo.

Tipperary South tallies show 50.3% Yes and 49.7% No vote, while Tipperary North tallies indicate a 50-50 split.