Voter Turnout Running At Just Over 20% By This Afternoon

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Casting his vote in Holy Family National School was Padraig Courtney . Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Casting his vote in Holy Family National School was Padraig Courtney . Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

VOTING for the local and European elections around town was running at an average of around 22% by 3.30pm on Friday with some polling stations differing greatly in their numbers around that time.

TraleeToday.ie visited polling stations around the town in the afternoon to gauge the interest in the election.

In Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh the turnout was around 18% at 3.30pm. In Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn it was about the same, while Holy Family booths were running at 20%.

On the other side of town, in Presentation Primary School, the turnout was 20% by 3pm with one of the presiding officers, Judith Dillane, reporting voting as “brisk”.

In the CBS Primary School the voter turnout was slightly higher with one booth reporting a turnout of as high as 30% with other booths around the mid 20s.

Voting continues until 10pm tonight.

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Casting her vote in Balloonagh National School was Martina Hartman and Nicole Hartman. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Casting her vote in Balloonagh National School was Martina Hartman and Nicole Hartman. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

Casting his vote in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn was Garvin O'Callaghan. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Casting his vote in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn was Garvin O’Callaghan. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

Presiding Officer Damien Ginty stamps Eva Boyle's voting card at CBS Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

Presiding Officer Damien Ginty stamps Eva Boyle’s voting card at CBS Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

Martin and Louise Farrell, with son Dean, casting their vote at Presentation Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

Martin and Louise Farrell, with son Dean, casting their vote at Presentation Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

Ann McGlynn from Manor West casts her vote before heading off to a wedding, at Presentation Primary School on Friday afternoon. Also included is Joan Sheehy and Judith Dillane. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Ann McGlynn from Manor West casts her vote before heading off to a wedding, at Presentation Primary School on Friday afternoon. Also included is Joan Sheehy and Judith Dillane. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Lisa Martin casts her vote at Presentation Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Lisa Martin casts her vote at Presentation Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Brian Begley casting his vote at CBS Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

Brian Begley casting his vote at CBS Primary School on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

 

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