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Sunday 29 May 2022
It’s mandatory in Australia – but could it work here?
The minimum voting age is 16 in some countries including Scotland and Wales.
Our columnist addresses the news that a referendum to allow Irish diaspora to vote for a new Irish president to take place before 2024.
The stakes of the election are high for Macron, who came to power aged 39 as France’s youngest president.
Most of the list of 40-odd challengers are Republicans.
Counting is set to get under way at 9am.
Access to the internet and social media was cut hours before polls opened.
Here are some claims of electoral fraud being spread on social media, and the facts behind those claims.
The high turnout saw eager voters waiting in hours-long queues to cast their ballots in the election.
The judge said the move would restrict the right of some voters.
Nicola Sturgeon also announced a raft of measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The reforms would reset Putin’s presidential term-limit to zero, allowing him to run two more times.
The government said it expected some ‘teething problems’ to the new voting system.
Trump has since rolled back on his threat but still claimed that widespread postal voting promotes “a lot of illegality”.
Turnout for the election was the fourth-lowest ever in the history of the State.
Voting is already underway, but who will get your first preference today?
We offer two takes on it from election experts.
The isle lies two kilometres off the north west coast.
The 12 islands have a total electorate of over 1,250.
Polling stations will be open around the country from 7am to 10pm tomorrow.
Find out what candidates say they will do if elected.
Met Éireann has issued status yellow wind and rainfall warnings for Ireland on Saturday, the day of the general election.
The country goes to the polls next Saturday.
The general election is just two weeks away.
Without a willingness to inform ourselves and vote, we simply have no leg to stand on, write Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley, creators of Progressivebrief.com.
Do you have a strong allegiance to a political party?
Next month’s election will be the first Saturday election since 1918.
The referendum could happen next year.
That’s according to an Amárach/Claire Byrne Live poll carried out for TheJournal.ie.
Keith Swanick did not vote on 84 of the 114 voting days he signed in during a three-year period examined by RTÉ.
Concerns have been raised about the low turnout in the by-elections last weekend.
Forty-three candidates are on the ballot papers across the four constituencies.
One-third of registered voters had cast their ballot in the first five hours.
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl addressed the Dáil on the matter before Leaders’ Questions today.
Wales and Scotland have made this change, should we?
A Referendum Commission was set up this week to examine the issue ahead of a vote.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney announced the measure today.
Election authorities annulled the first vote in March after Erdogan’s ruling party alleged corruption.
BORIS JOHNSON’S CRITICS are out in force this weekend saying discontent in the Conservative Party is growing as the partygate scandal rumbles on.
Former cabinet minister David Davis said his colleagues “see their own seats disappearing” as Tory popularity continues to wane.
The comments come as Johnson faces mounting calls to resign following the publication of Sue Gray’s investigation into Covid rule-breaking in Downing Street during Covid lockdowns.
However, Johnson has survived political storms several times in the past.
So, today we’re asking do you think Boris Johnson will survive Partygate?
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FLAC’s Eilis Barry says LGBTQI+ rights have come a long way, but much still needs to be done.
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