POLLING SLOW AT MANY GALWAY STATIONS

Date Published: 31-May-2012

Voting is reported to be slow, averaging 10 per cent, at the 320 polling stations across Galway in the EU Fiscal Treaty referendum.

Polling at the 164 stations in Galway West and 156 in Galway East will continue until ten o’clock tonight.

Polling on Galway’s three Aran Islands and Inishbofin took place yesterday to ensure the boxes get to the mainland in time for the count tomorrow (fri jun 1).

The average turnout across Galway is ten per cent which is still considerably higher than most other areas of the country apart from our neighbours Mayo where the turnout is between 10 and 12 per cent

It’s slow in the North West of the country – in Bundoran in Co Donegal, turnout is at just 8 per cent – whilst in Tubbercurry in Co Sligo, it’s at 3 per cent.

It’s at the five per cent mark in Carlow-Kilkenny – it’s around six per cent in the Ennis and Shannon areas of Co Clare; it’s at around five per cent in Offaly – and its 7 per cent in Co Laois.