Carlow Kilkenny Returning Officer

Information for visually impaired voters

Ballot paper templates will be available in each polling station at the Presidential Election on 24th October 2025, for use by visually impaired voters who wish to vote in secret. Details of the candidates and their position on the ballot paper are available by calling the following freephone number.

1800 848 850

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 Kilkenny College, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny.
• 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

Notice of Poll - October 2025

Toghchán uachtarán 2025
Fógra i dtaobh na Vótaíochta

Presidential election 2025
Notice of Poll

Tógfar an vótaíocht sa toghchán ar De hAoine 24 Deireadh Fómhair 2025, idir 7.00 a chlog a.m. agus 10.00 a chlog p.m.

The Poll at the election will be taken on Friday 24 October 2025, between the hours of 7.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m.

Is iad seo a leanas ainmneacha, seoltaí agus sonraí eile na niarrthóirí mar a thuariscítear iad ina bpáipéir ainmniúcháin faoi seach:

The names, addresses and other particulars of the candidates as described in their respective nomination papers are as follows:

CONNOLLY
CATHERINE MARTINA ANN CONNOLLY, of Ardán Grattan, An Cladach, Gaillimh, T.D.

GAVIN
JIM GAVIN, of Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, Public Servant, Former Commandant, Óglaigh na hÉireann.

HUMPHREYS
HEATHER HUMPHREYS, of Dernaroy, Aghabog, Co. Monaghan, Former Government Minister and Credit Union Manager.

Clófar ainmneacha na niarrthóirí sa pháipéar ballóide san ord ina bhfuil siad san fhógra seo.

The names of the candidates will be printed on the ballot paper in the order in which they appear in this notice.

Arna dhátú an 24ú lá de Meán Fómhair 2025.
Dated this 24th day of September 2025.

BARRY RYAN
Ceann Comhairimh Toghcháin Uachtarán
Presidential Returning Officer

Electoral Register Appeals - Carlow

Presidential Election 2025
Polling Day Friday 24th October 2025

I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE THAT:

1. The latest date for the receipt of Appeals in respect of the Register of Electors of the County of Carlow in advance of the Presidential Election shall be Tuesday 7nd October 2025.
2. All such Appeals will be heard by the County Registrar of Carlow Circuit Court, sitting at the Courthouse, Carlow, County Carlow on that date, and should be directed by post or personal delivery to that address.
3. Any Appeals received after the final date shall not be considered by the County Registrar until after Polling Day for the above election.

Dated this 19th day of September 2025

Electoral Act 1992: Schedule 2, Rule 39
(Inserted by Section 106 (j) Electoral Reform Act 2022)