KILLARNEY and Kerry is returning a resounding Yes vote in the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment 35 years after it was introduced.
With all 213 boxes open, at the count centre at the Killarney Sports and Leisure Complex, tally figures indicate that the final outcome in Kerry will be 58.9% Yes to 41.1% No.
The figures – which have still to be officially clarified – show that every polling booth in the Killarney urban area had a comfortable if not emphatic Yes majority but there were still come areas around the county that has an overall No vote, including Rathmore, Glenflesk, Gneeveguilla and Currow.
The turnout in Kerry is understood to have been just under 60 per cent and it will be mid to late afternoon before Returning Officer, Padraig Burke, confirms the result.
One visibly upset No vote campaigner at the count centre, who said she was “horrified” by the result, described the outcome as “a dark and sad day” but Yes vote activists have welcomed how Kerry voted and thanked the people for doing so.
Some of the tally figures for Killarney include:
Gaelscoil Faithleann Booth 1: Yes 240 No 129
Gaelscoil Faithleann Booth 2: Yes 215 No 169
Monastery Booth 1: Yes 216 No 163
Monastery Booth 2: Yes 196 No 153
Monastery Booth 3: Yes 208 No 135
St Oliver’s Booth 1: Yes 241 No 211
St Oliver’s Booth 2: Yes 240 No 175
St Oliver’s Booth 3: Yes 264 No 232
Holy Cross Booth 1: Yes 235 No 135
Holy Cross Booth 2: Yes 204 No 115
Holy Cross Booth 3: Yes 240 No 167
Holy Cross Booth 4: Yes 249 No 177
Fossa Booth 1: Yes 205 No 145
Fossa Booth 2: Yes 167 No 142
Lissivigeen Booth 1: Yes 144 No 138
Lissivigeen Booth 2: Yes 178 No 135
Loughguitane Booth 1: Yes 205 No 133
Loughguitane Booth 2: Yes 163 No 105
Cullina Booth 1: Yes 170 No 99
Cullina Booth 2: Yes 156 No 115
Tiernaboul: Yes 253 No 193
Raheen: Yes 114 No 117
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