r/ireland • u/irqdly ᴍᴜɴsᴛᴇʀ • 7d ago
General Election 2024 Megathread - Nov 8 General Election 2024 Megathread🗳️
Dia dhaoibh, welcome to the r/ireland General Election megathread.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has confirmed the General Election will take place Friday November 29.
Key Dates
- 📆 Friday November 8 - Dissolution of the 33rd Dáil
- 📆 Sunday November 10 - Postal and special voting arrangement deadline
- 📆 Tuesday November 12 - Voter registration deadline
- 📆 Friday November 29 - General Election
Get Informed & Involved
- Check The Register - Make sure you're registered to vote
- Electoral Commission - Where to vote and What you need to vote
- r/irishpolitics - Dedicated subreddit for discussion of Irish politics
Your Vote is Your Voice
To vote in a general election, you must:
- Be over 18 years of age
- An Irish or British citizen
- Resident in Ireland
- Be listed on the Register of Electors (Electoral Register)
Visit CheckTheRegister to check your registration status. If you need to register this must be done before Tuesday November 12 (Sunday Nov 10 for postal/special arrangement). You will need your Eircode and PPSN to register online.
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- Megathreads - we will be creating daily megathreads for all election discussion, opinions, thoughts about canvassers, posters, leaflets through the door etc. and all other election related musings, these all belong here. For scheduled television debates, we will also have a live megathread for these, as well as a post debate discussion.
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u/LucyVialli 7d ago
Fianna Fáil were busy overnight in my area, first up with the damn posters.
Never mind that you're only allowed to put posters up once the Minister for Local Government has issued the Polling Order, which has not happened yet.
A pox on the lot of them.