The 2024 general election is upon us and The Irish Times has you well covered from polling day all the way through to the final results as the 34th Dáil is formed.
We are likely in for a long weekend before we have a clear idea the 174 TDs who will make up the next Dáil but there are some key times when matters should become clearer.
Friday
7am: Polls open across the country.
Our live online coverage of polling day begins as voting centres open and will continue throughout the day.
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If you are still undecided about who to vote for, we can help:
- Use this tool to see which candidate matches your views
- Compare the manifesto pledges of the main parties under ten policy headings
- Read our profiles of each of the 43 constituencies
- We also have an explainer about how the electoral map has changed and why
- And for more on how to vote, how the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system works and how the Dáil will be formed, you can read our election guide
10pm: Poll close
10pm: The Irish Times exit poll will be published, giving an indication of where voters’ first preference votes went.
10.30pm: Our political team will discuss the exit poll findings in a special edition of the Inside Politics podcast.
Saturday
8am Saturday: Subscribers to our Inside Politics newsletter (you can sign-up here) will receive an election special edition newsletter with extra details from The Irish Times exit poll.
9am: Counting begins in all 43 constituencies. In the last general election in 2020, Galway East was the first constituency to report full results.
Our rolling live coverage will feature up-to-the-minute updates, analysis and reaction as tallies emerge, counts are completed and seats filled. We will also provide detailed results for each of the 43 constituencies, along with graphics showing how the country and each constituency voted.
Our politics team will provide analysis of the emerging results online, on our podcasts and via video while our columnists, including Justine McCarthy and Diarmaid Ferriter, will share their views.
Late afternoon/evening: Details of first counts should start emerging on Saturday afternoon with first seats filled later on that afternoon and into the evening. Depending on the individual returning officers, counts in some constituencies may run into early on Sunday morning.
Sunday
Counting will resume on Sunday morning and continue for most for the day.
Our rolling live coverage will continue to cover the remaining counts and more analysis and opinion as the results become clear. In 2020, Cavan-Monaghan was the last constituency to complete counting with the final two seats filled shortly before midnight on the second day of counting.
We will publish profiles of each TD as they are elected.
Monday
In print, we will have a 12-page special general election supplement with news, analysis and charts showing all declared results.
Follow the election count on social media
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