Counting is under way in the Northern Ireland Assembly election and RTÉ will have comprehensive coverage of the results today and throughout the weekend across all channels.
Northern Editor Vincent Kearney and Northern Correspondent Conor Macauley will be providing on-the-ground insight, reaction and reporting on the overall impact of results.
RTÉ News, Radio 1 and Raidió na Gaeltachta reporters will be live in the three count centres, while the RTÉ News app and rte.ie/news will feature coverage and breaking news.
There will be a live rolling results feed constituency-by-constituency, count by count, along with updates on all RTÉ News social media accounts as well as live coverage on the RTÉ News channel along with the key RTÉ Election programmes.
Ballot boxes were opened at 8am. Morning Ireland, co-presented from Belfast by Gavin Jennings and Rachael English in Dublin, will be followed by further analysis on Today with Claire Byrne.
More than 1.3 million people are on the electoral register in Northern Ireland and there are a total of 239 candidates battling it out for 90 seats, five in each of the 18 constituencies.
Eighty-seven candidates contesting the election are women, which is a record figure and 17 more than in the last Assembly election in 2017.
The first results are expected early in the afternoon and there will be an extended RTÉ News at One with Bryan Dobson on Radio 1 and One O'Clock News on RTÉ One television featuring early count indications.
As the first count declarations begin, RTÉ One will broadcast a special Assembly Election 2022 programme from 3pm with Miriam O'Callaghan in Belfast and David McCullagh in Dublin.
On RTÉ Radio 1, Cormac O'hEadhra will co-present Drivetime live from the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, with John Cooke bringing listeners the rest of the day's stories from the earlier time of 4pm.
Nuacht RTÉ will have the latest updates and news as Gaeilge at 5.40pm followed by a specially extended Six One News programme presented by Caitriona Perry live from the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast.
Nuacht TG4 will be broadcasting live from Belfast at 7pm, presented by Eimear Ní Chonaola, with live results, updates and analysis.
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta election programme Lá an Chomhairimh starts at 1.30pm and will run until 10pm.
Presenters Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisg and Máirín Ní Ghadhra will have results, as well as analysis from panelists Póilín Ní Chiaráin, Ian Malcolm, Eoin Ó Néill, Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh, Máirín Hurndall, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir and Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh.
As counting continues late into the night, the Nine O'Clock News will report the latest results while Katie Hannon will present a special edition of RTÉ Radio 1's Late Debate live from Belfast at 10pm.
On Saturday, Gavin Jennings will present a Morning Ireland Election Results Special from Belfast on RTÉ Radio 1 at 8am and coverage continues on RTÉ Radio 1 with Saturday with Katie Hannon in Belfast at 1pm.
Aine Lawlor will present The Week in Politics: Assembly Election Special television programme on Saturday at 1pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ News channel.
On RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta An tSeachtain le Máirín Ní Ghadhra will be live from Belfast from 10.30am until 1pm on Saturday, and from 10am on Sunday.
Panelists will include Fergus Ó hÍr, Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, Clíona Ní Chorráin, Somhairle Mac Uidhir, Gearóid Ó Muilleoir, Somhairle Mac Uidhir, Jake Mac Siacais and Mícheál Mac Giolla Ghunna.
On Sunday, as the results are known, RTÉ Radio 1's This Week programme will examine the new political landscape in Northern Ireland with Gavin Jennings in Belfast and Carole Coleman in Dublin.
