Octogenarian Bill as sprightly as ever after 52 years of vote counting 

At 81, the Bishopstown man is probably the oldest vote counter in the country 

Bill Ring, 81, from Bishopstown has been counting elections for 52 years. Picture: Chani Anderson

He’s 81 — but who’s counting? Octogenarian Bill Ring certainly was.

He was among the 200 or so count staff on duty at the Nemo Rangers sports complex in Cork city across the weekend sifting through tens of thousands of ballot papers from Cork North Central and Cork South Central.