The weekend will be spent counting votes in the local and European elections after people cast their votes on Friday.
There are 31 local government bodies in Ireland. Each county and city council is divided into local electoral areas with a specified number of council seats to be filled in the election.
In total, there are 166 electoral areas in Ireland and each of them elects a number of councillors. The number of councillors to be elected nationally is 949.
At the same time, EU citizens registered in Ireland were eligible to vote for 14 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) across three varied constituencies: Dublin, South, and Midlands-North-West.
The MEPs are responsible for debating EU-wide legislation and working on the budget for the bloc.
The local and European elections are held every five years.
In the south west of the country, voters in Limerick city and county had the opportunity to directly elect a mayor. From now on, this vote will also take place every five…
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