Voting is underway in the Local and European elections

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Friday, 7 June 2024 09:20

By News Team

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Polling stations will be open until 10pm this Friday night.

Voting is underway at polling stations across the country. 

Polls remain open until 10 o'clock tonight for people to cast their ballots in the local and European elections.

In Limerick, people are also voting for the country's first directly elected Mayor. 

14 MEPs will be chosen to represent Ireland at the European Parliament including 5 in Ireland-South.

949 seats are set to be filled in county and city councils in 166 local electoral areas in the country, including 86 in Cork across the city and county.

Counting of votes will get underway in the locals on Saturday and the Europeans on Sunday.

Cork's 96FM & C103 will have coverage of the election counts across the weekend in all of the bulletins.