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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