Live: Dublin Central and Galway West byelection results

James Cox and Eva Osborne

12.20pm

Social Democrats candidate Daniel Ennis seems to have a lead over his Sinn Féin rival Janice Boylan for the Dáil seat in Dublin Central.

12pm

It's still early doors in both Dublin Central and Galway West, but we are getting a picture of how these by elections are going to play out, with about 75 per cent of boxes open and tallied in Dublin Central.

It's Sinn Féin's Janice Boylan, who leads on about 19.8 per cent of the vote, followed by Daniel Ennis on 18.3 per cent for the Social Democrats.

11.30am

In Galwa West, Sean Kyne of Fine Gael leading the way, looking for an unlikely win for a Government candidate, he stands on 18.5 per cent.

11am

 Janice Boylan of Sinn Féin and Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats are in a tight contest in Dublin Central. 

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Ballot boxes are being opened following the Galway West and Dublin Central byelections.

The process of counting votes in two closely-watched byelections begins on Saturday morning.

Two new members of the Dáil will be elected in the process after voters in parts of Galway and Dublin went to the polls on Friday.

They chose from a a range of candidates to fill the seats vacated by Catherine Connolly when she became president, and former minister Paschal Donohoe, who left political life to become the World Bank’s chief knowledge officer.

Dublin Central

Galway West