Polling stations close after vote in three elections

Polling stations have closed after voters cast their ballots in three elections. Voter turnout averaged 41.91 per cent across Dublin.

Coming up to 9pm in the Artane Whitehall area turnout was at 49.46 per cent, Ballyfermot Drimnagh at 42.05 per cent, in Ballymun Finglas at 30.54, and in Clontarf at 48 per cent.

Donaghmede was on 49 per cent turnout, Kimmage Rathmines was 39 per cent, and the south-west inner city at 38 per cent.

Voter turnout for Cork county was averaging 26.8 per cent at 5pm, but this had increased to 43.4 per cent by 8pm. This was higher than the 42.2 per cent recorded in 2019. However, polling stations were recording large differences ranging 32 per cent in some parts of the county to 53%.

Kerry was expected to hit 50 per cent by the time polls closed at 10pm, while Dungarvan in Co Waterford had already gone over 50 per cent with more than an hour left in voting.

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