Sean Defoe

Daniel Anis, Sock Dems, 17%.

Gerry Hutch, 13%.

Janet Horner from the Green Party, 12%.

Ray McAdam, Feeney Gale, 10%.

And Maliki Steenson, Independent, 9%.

It's very much in line with the opinion poll we had just over a week ago that this was a two-horse race between Sinn Féin's Janice Boylan and the Sock Dems' Daniel Ennis.

Early days, but it looks like that poll was spot on and it looks like it's between two people here so far.

Gerry the Monk Hutch not doing as well as he would have hoped to do in the North Inner City area.

OK, Barry White, we'll be hearing from you again throughout the day there in Dublin Central.

Louise, I suppose no massive surprise there.

And then I think this is a fascinating ultimate transfer battle where you're going to have the eliminations probably of Fine Gael and Hutch electing one of the Sock Dems and Sinn Féin.

Yeah, there is a subplot of the Greens doing quite well here.

changed the game and they went heavily socked ems in the general election.

Joined on the line now by the former Fine Gael minister, Michael Ring.

Michael, obviously a former by-election candidate in 1994, former by-election winner, I should say, rather than candidate.

Only three candidates, I believe, in that by-election back then.

Michael, it feels like very different to today when we're going to be counting until God knows when in Galway.

OK, Michael Ring, listen, thanks for joining us.

Sorry the line not amazing there.

And certainly people in Fine Gael are talking up Sean Coyne's chances in the early tallies.