Referendum: Record numbers turn out to cast vote

Indications from polling stations last night suggested that a record number of people cast their vote in yesterday’s referenda on marriage equality and lowering the age of eligibility to run for the presidency.

With more than 3.2m people registered to vote in yesterday’s referenda, a turnout of more than 60% would trump the 1.8m votes cast in the 2004 citizenship referendum, which was held on the same day as the local and European elections.

As the polls closed last night, returning officers in Dublin North East were reporting a turnout of 67%, closely followed by North Central with 66%.