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Irish abroad come home to vote in big numbers

Turnout is reported to be strong across most areas today, as voting takes place in two referendums....
TodayFM
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8:49 AM - 22 May 2015



Irish abroad come home to vote...

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Irish abroad come home to vote in big numbers

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:49 AM - 22 May 2015



Turnout is reported to be strong across most areas today, as voting takes place in two referendums.

In Dublin, it's said to be at 20 per cent - while other polling stations around the country are reporting an average turnout of 15 to 16 per cent.

In Carlow/Kilkenny, where the by-election to fill the Dail seat left vacant by EU Commissioner Phil Hogan is taking place, turnout was between 14 and 16 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Irish abroad have been coming home in their droves to vote in today’s referendum.

 

 

 

Polls opened this morning at 7 am and voters have until 10 pm tonight to cast their ballott.

Ireland's emigrants have been posting pictures of crowds at the airport using the #hometovote

 

 

 

Up to 3.2 million Irish citizens are eligible to vote in the two referendums - on allowing same-sex couples to marry, and on lowering the minimum age of candidates for the presidency to 21.

This funky Reverb form Twitter shows the numbers of Tweets using #hometovote.  At 09:30 this morning there were 110 tweets per minute.

 

Voters will get two different ballot papers - the white one is for the marriage referendum, and the green one is for the presidential age.

You can vote in the referendums by marking an X in the box beside your preference on each of those ballot papers.

If you write anything else on the paper you risk having it declared as a spoilt vote - and remember that inside polling stations, photography is strictly forbidden (including selfies!).

Elsewhere in Carlow-Kilkenny. over 100,000 Irish and British citizens are entitled to vote in a by-election, to fill the seat in Dáil Eireann left vacant by the European Commissioner, Phil Hogan.

Counting will begin at centres around the country at  9am tomorrow.



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