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Ireland’s First Voter Registration Pop-Up Shop Set for Galway City

27 April 2026 – People and families wanting to vote across Galway-West will have access to Ireland’s first Voter Registration Pop Up Shop in Galway City over the May Bank Holiday weekend. An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission will be breaking new ground in Galway with a pop-up voter registration and information shop at … Continued

New €400k Research Call to Strengthen Ireland’s Democracy

29 April 2026 –  With one month to go for applications An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission is today taking the opportunity to highlight its first Research Call entitled “New Directions – Research to support Elections and Democracy in a Changing World” with a funding pot of up to €400,000 available. The first-of-its-kind Research … Continued

Presidential Election Review Makes Recommendations for Future Elections

Progress in Disability Access to Polling Welcomed 23 April 2026 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, has highlighted the need for further improvements to the administration of Ireland’s elections in its Post Electoral Event Review (PEER) of the October 2025 Presidential election. As well as visits to 100 polling stations across 26 counties, the … Continued

Dublin Central and Galway West Bye-Elections on Friday 22 May

Clock Now Ticking on Voter Registration Deadlines Ireland’s independent electoral commission, An Coimisiún Toghcháin, is advising voters in Galway West and Dublin Central to act now to ensure they have their opportunity to vote in the upcoming bye-elections confirmed by Government today for voting on Friday 22 May. There are now two important deadlines that … Continued

Register of Political Parties Decision to Remove a Registered Political Party

10 March 2026 – The Registrar of Political Parties has today given notice of his intention to approve a request from the Independents 4 Change party to cancel its registration in the Register of Political Parties. The Independents 4 Change party has been included on the Register since April 2014 when it was initially registered as … Continued

Presidential Election Study Gives Insights on Voter and Non-Voter Motivations and Experiences

5 March 2026 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission and the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) Management Board have today published results of the Presidential Election 2025 National Election and Democracy Study, providing insights on voter and non-voter motivations and experiences around the October 2025 ballot. The Presidential Election NEDS followed a … Continued

Register of Political Parties Update

21 November 2025 – The Registrar of Political Parties (the Registrar) has today set out his proposal to amend to the Register of Political Parties (the Register). An authorised officer of the Ireland First party requested changes to the listed authorised officers of the party in the Register and requested an amendment to its party … Continued

Inclusion of Candidate Addresses on Ballot Papers Examined

An Coimisiún Toghcháin Recommends Legislative Change 20 November 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today published a Research Report and its Recommendations Paper on the inclusion of candidate’s addresses on ballot papers. These are being published by An Coimisiún under its power to conduct research on electoral policy and procedure and … Continued

Presidential Election Registration Drive Welcomes over 91,000 New & Updated Voter Applications

New & Existing Voters Have Resources to Support Them Voting on Friday 24 October 8 October 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has welcomed a significant wave of 91,157 applications of people joining the electoral register and updating their details to vote in the 24 October Presidential Election. 60,733 new voter applications have … Continued