The Offaly-North Tipperary constituency has returned a Yes vote in the referendum with 58 per cent of voters favouring repeal. The constituency is home to prominent No campaigners such as Sinn Féin TD Carol Nolan, who was suspended when she voted against her party on the referendum issue, and Renua Ireland leader Cllr John Leahy. Ms Nolan did not attend at the count centre, and could not be reached by phone. “In 20 years’ time in this country you will see very few ‘disability kids’, kids with Down syndrome,” he claimed, adding doctors will advise people to abort babies who have disabilities. “It is going to become rampant because at the end of the day you will take advice from a professional.

Source: The Irish Times May 26, 2018 17:18 UTC