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Saturday 19 September 2020
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.
Polling stations around the country are open until 10pm.
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.
The history of e-voting in Ireland is a long, winding, costly saga.
Polling stations close at 10pm tonight.
Polls close at 10pm.
The stickers will be available at polling stations in the Dublin City Council electoral area.
Have you been paying attention to these politicians over the last five years?
The European and local elections are taking place next month.
Pawan Kumar became confused by the symbols on the electronic voting machine.
The changes won’t be in place before the May election date
There are 59 candidates running across the three constituencies.
Opinion polls put 68-year-old incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi as favourite.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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