SURGE EXPECTED IN REFERENDUM VOTING ACROSS GALWAY

Date Published: 12-Jun-2008

A low turnout is being reported so far at the polling booths in Galway for the Lisbon Treaty Referendum.

Despite the largest ever number of people in County Galway registered to vote, party pundits say the eventual turnout in rural parts of Galway may be as low as 40 per cent.

175,000 people are entitled to vote in the Galway East and Galway West constituencies.

Votes were cast in the Aran Islands and Inishbofin until ten last night, and turnout was an estimated 50 per cent

In Galway West the turnout is an estimated 18 per cent and in Galway East 20 per cent

This is roughly in line with a turnout of 19 per cent in Limerick and 15 per cent in Waterford

However a surge is expected across Galway in the next few hours as people finish work