Galway Bay fm newsroom - Counting in the abortion referendum is underway nationwide and it has appeared from a very early stage that it will be a landslide victory for the 'yes' vote.
No results have been announced yet but a clear trend is emerging from count centres nationwide.
Early tallies show that Galway West is so far this morning showing a significant lead for a 'yes' vote - at around 66%.
The 'yes' vote is particularly strong in the city, where a number of polling stations are showing over 80% in support of repeal.
There's also strong support in Connemara for a 'yes' vote - with many areas such as Tully, Furbo, Clifden and Barna showing around 70% support for repeal
The lead is less pronounced in Galway East but still significantly ahead - at the moment, tallies show about 61% voted yes.
Support for repeal is stronger in urban areas - with some Loughrea boxes in favor of yes by a factor of 2 to 1.
In Galway-Roscommon, tallies suggest that about 57% of the constituency favors repeal of the 8th amendment.
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