Rural Galway sees steady voting
Voting is proceeding smoothly at polling stations around County Galway.
It is estimated that about 10% of voters have cast their ballots in rural areas of the county. In some cases, there were queues outside the stations when they opened at 7.30am.
The turn-out in urban areas has been somewhat slower with about 5% turnout so far.
Voters have until 10.30pm to cast a ballot.
