Electoral Commission said number of invalid votes ‘significantly higher’ than anything before

Tech bosses and multinational executives have been threatened, says Law Society

Organisers express hope for ‘rule by the people’, but speakers take more pessimistic line

Heather Humphreys’ home constituency Cavan-Monaghan had highest turnout while Donegal had lowest

Fine Gael’s Humphreys and independent Connolly urge members of public to exercise right to vote amid fears of low turnout

For the first time in a presidential election, there is a concerted campaign to persuade people to spoil their votes

The election takes place on October 24th, but how is it all going to work?

Intending voters should check the register and update their details if necessary

Allegations about the presidential candidate received thousands of comments and nearly a million views, as platforms did little to stop the spread

External funding, smear campaigns and bots have become familiar features of elections elsewhere

‘The greatest threat to Irish democracy comes from a sense that it is not delivering materially for people’

Survey suggests high level of public trust in Ireland’s elections

Hundreds of thousands of names on Ireland’s electoral registers should not be there, An Coimisiún Toghcháin warns

John Moran, State’s first directly elected mayor, urges Government to ‘not be afraid’ of Dublin voters and allow mayoral elections

Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections

Official figures suggest national turnout fell to 59.71 per cent in the recent general election, 3.19 per cent down on the 2020 election

For people who care deeply about the democratic process, low voter turnout figures can be depressing

Election 2024: Official turnout figure is ‘a very blunt measure’ to judge public engagement, says Electoral Commission chief

General election Meta ads complaint made over information delay

Original motivation for the regulator’s now-scrapped guidance reveals just how outdated it had become