Update 8.30 pm:
The weather has slowed turnout considerably across Waterford city and county.
Farronshoneen was seeing a higher turnout in the region of 10 per cent all day long but its current poll of 63.3 percent is slightly behind the 63.6 per cent it had for this hour in 2016.
However, while it is behind in percentage terms, its electorate has gotten larger and more people have voted in this general election than in 2016.
St Saviours in Ballybeg is reporting 65 per cent turnout which is still higher than its overall turnout of 60 per cent from 2016.
Mount Sion is just north of 50 percent, Ballygunner is at approximately 62 percent and St Martin's Special School is over 60 per cent.
In the county, there are relatively high turnouts in Dungarvan CBS (65 per cent), Lismore (53 per cent) and Ballymacarbry (60 per cent).
Update 5.05 pm:
Several polling stations in Waterford city are reporting big increases on the last general election.
In 2016 a third of voters had turned out at St Martin's Special School by 4.30 - it's at 45 per cent this time around.
Likewise, Farronshoneen is at 50 per cent - a considerable jump of almost 10 per cent on four years ago.
High turnouts are also being reported in Ballybeg and Ballygunner where they're polling at approximately 50 per cent in each.
They've reached the halfway mark turnout wise in several parts of the county, including Kilmacthomas, CBS Dungarvan and Abbeyside, and Lismore and Ballymacarbry are both at around 40 per cent.
While a lull did arise as the Irish rugby team played Wales, there was still a steady flow of people coming to cast their ballots.
Polling staff expect another bout of brisk turnout shortly as people finish work and consider whether they'll brave the weather.
Update 3.10 pm:
Turnout is starting to surpass 40 per cent in parts of Waterford city and county.
St Saviours in Ballybeg is at 42 per cent while Farronshoneen in the city and Glor na Mara in Tramore are slightly behind at 40 per cent.
At St John of God National School, the figure was 40 per cent just before 2.00 pm.
Farronshoneen has seen its turnout double for this time of the day compared to last year's local and European elections. This afternoon's poll of 40 per cent is also significantly higher than the 28 per cent recorded at this time in 2016.
Elsewhere 38 per cent of people have voted at The Mercy, 36 at Ballygunner, and a third of voters have cast their ballots at St Martin's Special School in the city.
In the county, turnout was at 33 per cent in Portlaw as of half two.
Dungarvan CBS has recorded its highest turnout for this time of day at 35 per cent.
However, polling staff, there have seen a lull since 2 o'clock, and are linking it with the Ireland rugby match.
Meanwhile, Abbeyside is at approximately 35 per cent.
Lismore and Ballymacarbry are both reporting strong turnouts for this time of day - 29 per cent and 31 per cent respectively.
Update 1.00 pm:
Turnout remains steady throughout Waterford today.
Farronshoneen in the city has seen the most marked improvement compared to the 2016 general election - an increase of 6 per cent to 25.5.
Turnout is also high at Presentation NS in Slievekeale, where it stands at 33 per cent, and also St Saviours polling station in Ballybeg where it's 26 per cent.
Meanwhile, it's 22.5 per cent in The Mercy near the city centre and approximately 25 per cent in Ballygunner.
In Tramore, it's 19 per cent at Holy Cross National School and 21 per cent at Glor na Mara.
21% turnout in Glor Na Mara in Tramore #Waterford at the moment after a very slow start this morning. #GE20 pic.twitter.com/gHRC2Z12yv
— Liz Reddy (@LilyReddy) February 8, 2020
In the county, it's over 20 per cent in Crehana near Carrick-on-Suir and 18 per cent in Ballymacarbry outside Clonmel.
Elsewhere in West Waterford, it's 15 per cent in Lismore and Dungarvan CBS is reporting a high turnout of 27 per cent.
Finally, Dungarvan Fusion Centre, which covers the rural areas surrounding the town, has a turnout of 25 per cent.
The strong turnout is being put down to a combination of the weather and sport, with the forecast showing heavy rain and wind for this evening.
Update 11.40 pm:
Voter turnout has more than doubled across several polling stations in Waterford over the past hour.
It had been slow-moving in the county in the early part of this morning with the likes of Ballymacarbry and Lismore around the 3 per cent mark at 9.30 am.
However, polling stations have seen a rush since then, both areas are now at 7 per cent.
The biggest increase has been seen in CBS Dungarvan, it was in the low single digits earlier this morning but has since jumped to 13 per cent.
It's been a similar story for the city, the Mercy has seen its turnout triple to 9 per cent while Farronshoneen has gone from 6 per cent to 14 per cent.
Earlier:
Voting in the general election's underway at polling stations across the country.
They'll remain open until 10 pm.
It's the first time a vote's been held on a Saturday since 1918.
Turnout is higher than expected for Waterford City so far this morning.
Presiding officers had thought that the Saturday voting day would see a lower turnout for the early hours.
But the likes of St Mary's in Ballygunner have seen a steady flow of voters so far, with the turnout at 6 per cent.
Meanwhile, the Mercy near the city centre has seen a turnout of 3.4 per cent - lower than the 4.8 per cent reported at this time for last year's local and European elections.
Farronshoneen in the city is reporting 6.1 per cent turnout as of 9.30 this morning. That's the same figure as the 2016 general election.
It's marginally higher than that seen for the local and European elections, which was 5.3 per cent.
In the county, presiding officers are reporting a slightly lower turnout than previously.
It's 3 per cent in Dungarvan and Lismore while it's 2.5 per cent in Ballymacarbry.
The rain hasn't hit yet in many places but winds are picking up.
