Five seats up for grabs as Midlands Northwest constituency count starts

The count in the Midlands Northwest constituency for the European elections will resume at half past eight this morning in Castlebar.
There are five seats up for grabs in the 15-county constituency and the first count is expected this evening.
Two Shannonside candidates, MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan and Independent Ireland's Ciaran Mullooly, are in contention for seats.

Tallies also suggest Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowan and Fine Gael's Maria Walsh and Nina Carberry are polling well.
Ming says things seem to be going well for him.