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With 100pc of the 158 boxes tallied, a clearer picture is beginning to emerge in Wicklow with Taoiseach Simon Harris, on 30.4pc (16,634 votes), likely to be the first who will get over the line when count number one concludes later this evening (some say as early as 8pm).

TAOISEACH Simon Harris today told how the results of voting will not be revealed for a “long few days” as he cast his vote with his wife and kids. The Fine Gael leader said he expected