This is just so far…
Counting has begun. In a few short hours, we will know for certain what the official result of the referendum is.
And whether or not Ireland has voted to remove The Eighth Amendment from the constitution.
Counting is underway around the country as the boxes are cracked open and he voting slips are divided into their respective piles.
Although it’s early days, much of the voting so far seems to reflect the exit polls that were released on Friday night, one from RTÉ (carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes) and the other from the Irish Times (Ipsos MRBI), both of which showed an overwhelming support for a YES vote. Both polls show that almost 70% of people have voted in favour of repealing The Eighth Amendment.
As tallies are counted up across the country, photos are being taken of the tally sheets which are showing a much greater number of YES votes than NO.
The three photos below were taken at the RDS polling centre.
First box i tally in #dubw is from St Philip the Apostle in Mountview.
70% Yes vote. Actually ran out of space on my sheet pic.twitter.com/tqFPsUj41c— Aoife (@msaoife) May 26, 2018
Tally showing 4 to 1 for Yes in a box from St Canice's Finglas! pic.twitter.com/IuYmxzX1YD
— Róisín Shortall (@RoisinShortall) May 26, 2018
What a beautiful tally sheet, thank you #Innishannon in #cksw #8thref #Referendum2018 pic.twitter.com/aigi2DPjQu
— Ken Curtin 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@kencurtin) May 26, 2018
Counting is underway here at @CitywestHotel for #DublinRathdown constituency votes on #8thRef. Early tallies indicate a high Yes vote. @RepealRathdown pic.twitter.com/3rXpYUU8JO
— Josepha Madigan ⚖️✨ (@josephamadigan) May 26, 2018
Getting through the Carlow tally. Two thirds of Carlow boxes tallied. #carkk18 @KilkennyForYes pic.twitter.com/3r6sNHdA6Z
— Seán Ó hArgáin (@seanohargain) May 26, 2018
A tally of box 140, #CorkSouthCentral — the margin between Yes and No is huge. #8thRef @rtenews pic.twitter.com/IL2jZWlgY9
— Paschal Sheehy (@PaschalSheehy) May 26, 2018
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