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Notice to Media re. Counting of Votes

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2025
24TH October 2025

ARRANGEMENTS FOR POLL AND COUNTING OF VOTES

Dear Editor
 
I write to advise you of arrangements for the forthcoming poll and counting of votes.

  • The poll will be taken between 7.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. on Friday, 24th October 2025.
  • At the close of poll, ballot boxes will be delivered to the count centre in Loreto Secondary School, Sports Hall, Ballynagee, Wexford.
  • The count will commence at 9am on Saturday, 25th October 2025.
  • At the Count Centre, the ballot papers will be checked to reconcile the number of papers in each ballot box with the accounts returned from the polling stations.
  • The taking of a tally will be accommodated when the ballot boxes are being opened.
  • Once boxes have been reconciled, the ballot papers will be counted.
  • While it is not possible to predict the times at which counts will finish, it is proposed to conclude counts before midnight and to resume at approximately 9.30am on the following day.  If there is a reasonable prospect of a count finishing in the early hours of any morning this option may be taken.

A Press Area is being provided at the Centre.  Members of the Press should contact the Election Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  to gain access to this area.  Media accreditation must be provided.

Please note that all formal announcements for this election will be made by the Presidential Returning Officer from the central count centre at Dublin Castle, and no formal announcements will be made from our constituency count centre. You will however be updated with count results locally when possible.

Media events of a commercial nature or that would confer monetary gain or promotional advantage to any firm, company, group or individual are not permitted.

Directions on various matters may also issue during the count, and your cooperation with this is expected and is acknowledged in advance.

GDPR: Press are advised that where identifiable images of staff are to be published that the media outlet/agent of the media outlet should ensure they have obtained the freely given and informed consent of that person for the use of their image. 

Your co-operation in ensuring the least disturbance to election staff in the conduct of their duties is requested.


DEIRDRE BURKE
RETURNING OFFICER