Preliminary Irish Results.

NOTE: Official results wont be available until tomorrow morning

The preliminary results from Ireland's 2011 general election are suggesting two things: 70% of Irish citizens participated in today's election, and Fine Gael won a survey of 5,580 Irish emigrants in 124 different countries, which should bode well for the right-of-center party among citizens who could actually vote.

In the poll Fine Gael received 30% of the vote; Labour 25%; Independents 18%; Sinn Fein 13%; Fianna Gail and Greens 8%. With Fine Gael leading in all the pre-election surveys, this poll could be quite accurate and historic in Irish politics.

Stay tuned for tomorrow morning - history has been made in Ireland.