Abroad

Irish abroad: Will you be following the election?

What issues matter to you as an emigrant? Who would you vote for if you could?

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tanaiste Joan Burton depart Government Buildings after announcing the beginning of the General Election in Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tanaiste Joan Burton depart Government Buildings after announcing the beginning of the General Election in Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
Wed Feb 03 2016 - 15:10

The 31st Dáil has been dissolved and the Taoiseach has called the General Election for February 26th.

But as an emigrant, is the election of any interest to you? Will you be following the campaign? What issues concern you as an Irish person living overseas?

Would you like to be able to vote? And if you could, what party or candidate would you vote for and why?

We want to hear from you. Leave a comment below or send a submission to emigration@irishtimes.com. Thank you.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD has visited at Áras an Uachtaráin to advise President Michael D. Higgins to dissolve the 31st Dáil. Video: Bryan O’Brien
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