EEXX news 18/10/2018.
Pupils voted at St Aloysius College Carrigtwohill, Co Cork in a Mock Presidential Election to raise awareness of the importance of voting and our democracy. All 6 candidates in the Irish Presidential Election were on the ballot paper.
Leaving certificate pupils cast their votes. The mock Presidential election and a student council ballot were run together, by second year pupils at the school.

Result of St Aloysius College Presidential Election
Total Poll 677 votes
Quota 339 votes
Michael D wins with 76% of the vote.

Michael D Higgins 514
Joan Freeman 66 votes
Leah Ni Riada 33
Sean Gallagher 28
Peter Casey 19
Gavin Duffy 17




Second year pupils Ciara Ryan and Bronagh Cullinane.
Pic; Larry Cummins.