Voting trends indicate high turnout

Aughadreena NS is far enough outside Cavan Town to consider itself a rural polling station.

“There has been a good turnout so far,” the lady sitting behind the teaches desk says as she hands out voting cards to a young couple who have walked in. “It is up on any referendum I have ever worked before. It's exceeding the marriage equality referendum. It's great to see people come out to vote.”

There are 632 people registered to vote at the polling station. So far the two ladies have worked their way through three of the books of 50 voting slips. They are coming to the end of the fourth and the clock is just approaching five o'clock.

“A lot of people came in at 7am this morning on their way to work in Dublin. The good weather is also bringing people out,” the

The pattern of voters is the the same in most of the polling stations. Voters have a made their decisions and are in and out. As the polling clerks outline the trends a steady stream of voters come in, vote, and leave.

The 30% turnout in Aughadreena is reflected in East Cavan and the main polling station in Cavan town. With four and half hours to vote it looks like this could be the highest referendum turnout in recent history.