"Electorate has voiced its disaffection with political establishment Standing at the barrier in the RDS watching the votes being unfolded from the Gaelscoil Cholmcille boxes on the northside of Dublin, it was clear this was no normal tally. Sure, Catherine Connolly was running away with it in this pocket of Dublin North-West, leaving Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin trailing in her wake. But the deliberately spoilt votes were as plain as day."
"Sure, Catherine Connolly was running away with it in this pocket of Dublin North-West, leaving Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin trailing in her wake."
Visible voter disaffection with the political establishment appeared at the Dublin tally through a notable number of deliberately spoilt ballots. Observers at the RDS watched votes from the Gaelscoil Cholmcille boxes on the northside being unfolded, and the spoiled papers made the count distinct from a normal tally. Catherine Connolly achieved a strong lead in this pocket of Dublin North-West. Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin trailed behind her. The prevalence of deliberately spoilt votes signalled protest or dissatisfaction among segments of the electorate and changed the tone of the count.
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