Counting of ballots in the abortion referendum has commenced this morning after two exit polls carried out last night predicted a landslide victory for the Yes campaign. RTÉ and Irish Times exit polls predicted a 69-31% and 68-32% vote in favour of repealing the Eight Amendment 35 years after the divisive abortion ban was introduced. The @rte Exit Poll has a slightly higher result in Connacht-Ulster than the @IrishTimes poll, but they are very similar. #repealthe8th #Referendum2018 pic.twitter.com/eKk0NbZiPf — Irish Political Maps (@IrishPolMaps) May 25, 2018The sample size for the RTÉ vote was 3,800 with a margin of error of +/- 1.6%. The exit poll was conducted by RTÉ in conjunction with a number of Irish universities and was carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes.

Source: Evening echo May 26, 2018 06:30 UTC