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Irish general election: Voters set to take to the polls

Voters will elect 173 TDs, one seat in the Dáil goes to the Ceann Comhairle (Speaker).

Eighty-eight TDs is the number required for an overall majority.

The new TDs will represent 43 constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland.

More than 3.4 million people are registered to vote in the Republic of Ireland.

To vote in the election, voters must be over 18 years of age, be an Irish or British citizen, be resident in Ireland, and be listed on the Irish Electoral Register.

Election candidates include representatives from the three main parties – outgoing coalition partners Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and the leading opposition party in the outgoing Dáíl, Sinn Féin.


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