Maria de Almeida Silva

Maria de Almeida Silva is the wife of Carlos Manuel Garcia da Silva, who also faced discrimination at a polling station in Galway during the local elections. She was initially incorrectly informed that she was not entitled to vote in the local elections, but was later able to cast her vote after challenging the poll clerk. Her experience alongside her husband's case underscores the challenges faced by non-Irish citizens in exercising their voting rights.