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Presidential election turnout climbing in Shannonside region after slow start

Oct 24, 2025 12:48
By Eoghan Murphy
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Presidential election turnout climbing in Shannonside region after slow start
Rooskey polling station

Voters have been going to the polls in the presidential election since 7 o'clock this morning and stations will remain open until 10 o'clock tonight.

Turnout in the presidential election is slow but steady across the Shannonside region.

There are three candidates on the ballot paper - Independent Catherine Connolly, Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin and Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys.

Voters have been going to the polls in the presidential election since 7 o'clock this morning and stations will remain open until 10 o'clock tonight.

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There are 58 polling stations open in Longford, while in Westmeath, 118 stations are serving voters across the county with 103,609 eligible voters.

In Mullingar rural, the turnout so far is 11 per cent, while it's 3.2 per cent in north Westmeath, 7 per cent in Longford rural and 6 per cent in Longford urban.

While in Roscommon-Galway, there are 124 polling booths, with 49,275 and 11,003 people respectively on the electoral register.

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Turnout in Roscommon town so far is 9.5 per cent, while it's 9.6 per cent in Ballinasloe, 8.7 per cent in Castlerea, 10.75 per cent in south Roscommon, 11.5 per cent in Boyle, 6.6 per cent in Ballaghaderreen, and 16 per cent in Cortober.

In County Leitrim, 64 polling stations are operating, with 25,506 people eligible to vote as part of the Sligo-Leitrim constituency.

Turnout in Drumshanbo so far is 15 per cent and it's 9 per cent in Carrick-on-Shannon.

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