Voter turnout has been strong throughout the day as people got out early to vote.

Polls are open in the general election until 10 pm tonight.

Tipperary is one of a number of counties with turnout figures higher than 40% per cent.

More than half of the electorate had voted in Terryglass in the north of the county by lunchtime.

Turnout is also approaching the 40% per cent mark in Cavan Monaghan this afternoon.

Across both Galway constituencies, you're seeing a similar trend – including more than 47% turnout in Salthill.

Average attendance in Mayo is also in the low 40s.

Slightly slower across Laois, where attendance was about 27% per cent approaching 4 pm.

Despite the strong turnout so far, there's an expectation bad weather this evening could see things slow.

Meanwhile, the usual evening rush of voters may not materialise due to the poll being held on a Saturday.

Reporting from Sean Defoe