Colm O'Regan: There is something about voting that you can’t bate — every time I get a little teary

"There is nobody else between you and your choice. Even if you act the bollox and write Custard Creams Are Dacent on your ballot paper, it’s you. You’re owning it. It’s mindful."

Comedian and Irish Examiner columnist Colm O'Regan pictured in Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Dammit. Every time. 

Every time I vote I get a little teary. I should be cynical; there’s more money in it. But there is something about voting that you can’t bate. The simplicity of the little pencil and the plywood of the booth. No distraction. The last place where you can’t be on your phone.