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




Leaving certificate pupils Kate Hyland and Caoimhe Lyons (who spoke on camera for video clip)
Pic; Larry Cummins.