Sister Anastasia of the Franciscan order casts her vote at Knock National school, Mayo
Newlyweds Jennifer Conroy and Brian Fahey cast their vote at Rhode National School, Co OffalyFour families still cut off by a flooded road in Offaly waiting to get a lift to vote at Mountbolus Community Centre103-year-old Molly Loughman, one of the oldest women to vote in the election, casts her ballot in Castleblayney, Co MonaghanPresiding Officer Carmel McBride and Garda Sergeant Paul McGee stand with a ballot box outside an abandoned home on the island of Inishbofin, Co Galway, awaiting the arrival of a helicopter to take them back to the mainland(L - R) Oscar Duffy, Hans Schleweck and Garda Margaret Byrne come off a boat transporting a ballot box on Inishfree Island, Co DonegalTaoiseach Enda Kenny meets Bridie McLoughlin on her 88th birthday after they both cast their votes at a polling station at St Anthony's School in Castlebar, MayoFianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin, casts his vote with family members son Micheál Aodh, wife Mary, and daughter Aoibhel at St Anthony's Boys Primary School in Ballinlough, CorkGarda Margaret Byrne carries a ballot box with Magella Harkin from a boat to the polling station on the Island of Innishfree, Co Donegal, where two people votedPresident Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina cast their votes at St Mary's Hospital in Phoenix Park, DublinMary Catherine Conroy cast her vote on her wedding day in An Cheathrú Rua, Co GalwayBallot papers are verified as the count gets under way at the City Hall in CorkThe emptying of the ballot box in Dublin WestBallot papers are verified as counting gets under way at the City Hall in CorkOfficials walk past sealed ballot boxes at the RDS centre in DublinBallot paper in Carlow KilkennyParty activists at the City Hall in Cork watch RTÉ's News Now showing early result indications
