The ballot paper in Friday’s referendum will ask people if they wish to approve the Thirty-Sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill. The ballot boxes are open from 7am to 10pm across the country and the results will be counted on Saturday morning. Figures from the Department of Housing show 188,389 people were added to the supplementary register for this referendum including 4,957 from Meath, 9,049 from Cork and 7,413 in Kildare. Twelve offshore islands on the west and northwest coasts begin voting in the referendum on the Eighth Amendment on Thursday. Air Corps helicopters will assist in transporting ballot boxes to some of the offshore communities.

Source: The Irish Times May 24, 2018 00:22 UTC