Slow start to voting in Stoneybatter in Dublin as local residents have their say in ‘family’ and ‘care’ referendums
Members of the public cast their votes in the family and care referendums at Stanhope Street National School on Manor Street, Dublin 7. Photograph: Laura Hutton
Lee Stott, a single father, said he voted Yes-Yes because “it’s time for a change”. “I’m the stay-at-home husband, I have been for a long time. Even my daughter sat down with me last night, she’s in Leaving Cert and she asked what I was voting. She said she’d do the same.” Despite the slow start to the day, Mr Stott believed there would be a strong turnout. “Irish people like referendums, I’ve been here long enough to realise that, I’m here 30 years.
“They slapped it up on the board, we’re having a referendum on that date, and anyone you asked, they said keep an eye on the TV and radio and you’ll get your news. But I didn’t.” “While I agree with the women and the care part, it’s still vague, it should be more specific,” said Mr Kinsella. “And it’s been shoved at us on International Women’s Day. International women’s day is all over the radio and they’re telling you to go vote for this for women and it’s not a fair assessment of what it should be.”
Juliana Santos pictured after casting her vote in the Family and Care referendums at Stanhope Street National School. Photograph: Laura Hutton
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