IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Lyndsey Telford and Ed Carty
Saturday November 10 2012
VOTING is under way across Ireland as the public determines if the Government’s plans to enshrine children’s rights in the constitution should be accepted.
Polls opened at 9am on the back of a politically-damaging Supreme Court ruling over the misuse of public funds to inform the electorate about the campaign.
More than 3.1 million people are eligible to cast their ballot with polling stations open until 10pm.
However, voting is reported to be very slow so far. Although it is difficult to compare with previous referendums because it is a Saturday, it looks like the move to a weekend is not having the hoped-for effect of increasing numbers – at least so far.
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