Nothing left to chance as registrar gets ready for big day

Padraig Burke knows the buck stops with him, but is confident the preparations he and his team have done will deliver a stress-free day, writes John O’Mahony

PADRAIG Burke knows exactly what Benjamin Franklin meant when suggesting that failing to prepare was akin to preparing to fail and the Kerry county registrar has left nothing to chance in the lead-up to the fiscal treaty referendum.

Charged with overseeing even the most minute detail in two sprawling constituencies, he sat in his Tralee office late yesterday crossing T’s and dotting I’s on an extensive checklist to ensure everything was in place for two daunting days and nights ahead.