Looks like I should have gone to press with my "populist landslide" prediction. Exit poll suggests Ireland has well and truly CRUSHED its abortion ban!

Ha! Polls closed 10 minutes ago. The Irish Times, our paper of record, has conducted an exit poll.

Get a load of this baby:

Screenshot 2018-05-25 at 22.10.55 — Pic: Irish Times, go read their report now

WOWZERS!

I had told folks to expect a decisive margin, but I had been pegging it at 60:40…

Of course this is just an exit poll, but unlike pre-polls, exit polls have really good accuracy. The official margin of error for this one is +/-1.5%. I think that might be moot in this case.

The official count takes place tomorrow morning. There will be another exit poll by the national TV station later tonight.

Folks, I think we got this.

REPEAL THE 8TH!!!!!!!!!

Sorry I need to go on Twitter now. Byeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

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EDIT, 10:36 PM:

I thought this was interesting:

Most astonishing of all: Ages 18-24 voted 87% for Repeal. Almost 9/10. #8thRef

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) May 25, 2018

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EDIT, 10:45 PM:

And this:

And thank you so much to our brilliant brilliant young men & women
87% 18-24 year olds went repeal 💚💚💚💚#HomeToVote #mnasome

— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) May 25, 2018

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EDIT, 10:55 PM:

And

'Even Connacht-Ulster, expected to be the bulwark of the anti-repeal vote, voted in favour of the constitutional change by 59 per cent to 41 per cent, the @IrishTimes exit poll finds.' #8thref https://t.co/xPNaVz9Hl5 via @IrishTimes

— mary minihan (@minihanmary) May 25, 2018

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EDIT, 11:45 PM

Second exit poll, by the national broadcaster, confirms the result: