On Saturday (or maybe Sunday) we will find out how the electorates in Dublin Central and Galway West byelections voted.
The counts begin at 9am with results likely in the early evening, though there is a possibility the final results may not be known until Sunday.
While our reporters stock up on coffee and packets of Haribo to prepare for a busy weekend, here is a quick guide as to how The Irish Times will cover the byelection counts.
Saturday Morning
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9am: Ballot boxes are opened and our live coverage of both counts will bring you up-to-the-minute analysis and reaction, from the first tallies, to the final counts when the seats are filled.
Jack Horgan Jones will be bringing you live coverage from Dublin Central while Harry McGee will be tracking events in Galway West and providing rolling updates.
We will also publish the details of every count from both constituencies in our results section.
Mid-morning/early afternoon: Tallies and first counts should start to give an emerging picture of who will be in the shake-up on the final counts.
The seats could be filled on Saturday afternoon/evening but, depending on turnout, rechecks or recounts, may run into Sunday morning.
Analysis: Alongside the news from the tallies and early counts our political team will provide an early analysis of what the figures suggest.
Our podcasts team will be providing two special editions of Inside Politics on Saturday. Listen to Inside Politics wherever you get your podcasts for the best political chat and analysis as the results emerge.
Our video team will be in both count centres and will bring you short analysis clips over the weekend as well as a longer ‘story of the count’ synopsis when it is complete.
There will be a byelection special edition of our popular Inside Politics Newsletter on Sunday where our politics team will analyse the results and the implications.
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