Electronic Scanning Machines Could Be Used To Avoid A Repeat Of A Lengthy Re-Count In The Ireland South Constituency

The full re-count is to get underway on Tuesday

Ireland could look to using electronic scanning machines to avoid a repeat of a potentially lengthy re-count in the Ireland South constituency.

It follows the call by Sinn Fein, and is expected to take 28 days at a cost of one million euro.  

326 votes separate its candidate Liadh Ní Riada and the Green Party's Grace O'Sullivan. 

Theresa Reidy - Political Scientist at University College Cork - explains how electronic scanning machines work:

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