Ciara Conway, Waterford Labour TD was more than happy the way things were going for her party candidate Michael D.Higgins at the Waterford Count Centre in the Butler Community Hall on Friday last.
Keeping in trend with the rest of the country, Waterford voted overwhelmingly in favour of Michael D Higgins: 38.7 per cent of the local electorate gave him their first preference in last Friday’s Presidential Election.
Gallagher’s strong campaign in the area paid dividends, reaping him 31 per cent of the vote, while McGuinness secured 13.6 per cent.
Counters at the Butler Community Centre put in a marathon 16-and-a-half hour day, from 9am on Friday until
