Independent Ireland candidate Noel Thomas is leading in the Galway West constituency poll count, according to reports from multiple outlets. BreakingNews.ie and the Belfast Telegraph both report Thomas is at the top of the standings, with Fine Gael senator Sean Kyne currently in second place and Labour councillor Helen Ogbu in third. BreakingNews.ie specifies Kyne’s first-preference vote total as 9,647 and Ogbu’s as 5,462, placing them behind Thomas at the time of reporting. The sources indicate the result is based on first-preference votes and ongoing ballot counting in Galway West. While the articles confirm Thomas’s position at the top and provide figures for Kyne and Ogbu, they do not describe additional preference transfers, final seat allocation, or the full vote breakdown beyond the figures cited. The reports therefore reflect the situation at the time of the published counts and present a snapshot of the early standings among the main candidates.