Irish presidential ballot papers are counted at the Royal Dublin Society centre in Dublin
Irish presidential ballot papers are counted at the Royal Dublin Society centre in Dublin October 28, 2011. Irish voters waited on Friday for the results of an election that could hand the presidency to a reality TV star, a left-wing poet or a former IRA commander, but is almost certain to embarrass the party of Prime Minister Enda Kenny. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (IRELAND - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)