"Heather Humphreys' chances are believed to have been dented by low turnout"
"Catherine Connolly is likely to be elected Ireland's 10th president today after a poor turnout that political sources accepted was bad news for Heather Humphreys."
"An expected upswing after tea-time was less pronounced than this time seven years ago, despite a day of "extremely sluggish" voting - meaning that far fewer than half the nation's eligible adults will have cast a ballot."
Catherine Connolly is likely to be elected Ireland's tenth president following a poor voter turnout. Political sources viewed the low turnout as damaging to Heather Humphreys' chances. Voter participation remained sluggish throughout the day, and the expected upswing after tea-time was less pronounced than at the comparable point seven years earlier. Officials described the day as "extremely sluggish" in terms of voting activity. The reduced late surge resulted in far fewer than half of the nation's eligible adults casting ballots. The combination of low overall participation and a muted evening increase appears to have influenced the election outcome.
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