Voters take to the polls today in contests that will give an insight into the thinking of the electorate for the first time since early 2020.
Voting will take place in three electoral contests - the local elections, the European elections and the contest to elect a mayor for Limerick.These are the first nationwide elections in more than four years.They will choose 949 councillors in 166 local electoral areas.Latest Elections 2024 stories They will choose 14 Members of European Parliament across the three constituencies of South, Midlands-North-West and Dublin.
The 157,000 registered voters in Limerick city and county will also choose the country's first directly-elected mayor.Counting in the local elections will begin then.The Limerick mayoral election will be counted on Monday.
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