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An Coimisiún Visits Campuses in Presidential Election Registration and Information Drive

Voter Registration and Student Postal Voter Deadlines Coming Up 09 September 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, will be visiting college campuses around the country to encourage students to register and to make a plan to vote in this year’s Presidential election on 24 October. An Coimisiún’s National Election & Democracy Study (NEDS) … Continued

An Coimisiún Toghcháin Reports on ‘Year of Elections’ Activity

Annual Report published for year which saw over 9 million ballots cast 31 July 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin has published its annual report for 2024, a year which marked the first full year of activity for Ireland’s independent electoral commission and stood out as one of the busiest electoral years ever in the State … Continued

An Coimisiún Makes Recommendations on Seanad Elections  

20 June 2025 – A Post Electoral Event Review of this year’s Seanad Elections is recommending a law change to ensure that Seanad voter registration deadlines do not close in the months before an election is declared. Current law does not allow for supplementary registers in Seanad elections, meaning there is one fixed deadline each year … Continued

Public Views Sought on Future of Ireland’s Election Posters

27 March 2025 –Election and referendum posters are currently a key feature of Ireland’s democratic landscape. Posters perform a public information and communication function in raising awareness that a vote is about to take place and provide visual clues to voters as to who they will see on the ballot paper. At the same time, however, … Continued

2023 Constituency Review Papers Published 

25 February 2025 –An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today published on its website, its working papers for the 2023 Constituency Review including documents, tables and maps. The 2023 Constituency Review recommended a significant increase in the number of TDs and a redrawing of many of Ireland’s Dáil constituency boundaries. Its recommendations were … Continued