Spoiled ballots hit unprecedented level as voters express anger at choice of candidates

A record number of people have spoiled their vote in the presidential election, with close to 13 per cent of the total ballot ...

Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election

Connolly, 68, said she would champion diversity and be a voice for peace, one that “builds on our policy of neutrality.” ...

How will turnout in Friday’s presidential election affect the result?

For the first time in a presidential election, there is a concerted campaign to persuade people to spoil their votes ...
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Concerns raised over 200,000-plus spoiled votes in presidential election

The invalid ballots represent 13% of all votes cast on Friday, and a more than tenfold increase on the number of spoiled votes in the last presidential election ...
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Here's how Cork voted in the presidential election

Catherine Connolly has won a landslide victory in the election and will become Ireland's 10th president. Here's how the ...