People urged to register to vote ahead of elections

The Electoral Commission is calling on people to register to vote ahead of the local and European elections next month.

Monday 20 May is the last possible date for people to register to vote in time for the elections on 7 June.

People can register to vote on checktheregister.ie or by filling in the relevant form at their local authority.

First-time voters often do not know they have to register and so may miss the deadline or turn up to vote only to be turned away.

In the period from the beginning of this year to 22 February, a total of 184,605 people either registered to vote or updated their details.

That was more people that registered or updated their details in the previous 15 months.

In 2023, a total of 133,978 people registered to vote or updated their details.