Apology after polling cards stapled to election literature in Kerry

An Post has apologised to around 100 voters in the Kerry Constituency after their polling cards were delivered stapled to candidates’ election literature.

The postal service said it had a strict policy regarding election material.

All An Post staff are given clear instructions on the handling and delivery of election-related material, particularly polling cards. There is a strict policy that polling cards cannot be attached to other election material, An Post has said.