Election Countdown

Election 2024: Parties start to unveil promises as campaign gets under way

Three-week long run-in to November 29th polling day begins after Michael D Higgins brings 33rd Dáil term to an end

President Michael D Higgins (left) and Taoiseach Simon Harris after signing the paperwork for the dissolution of Dáil Éireann in Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
President Michael D Higgins (left) and Taoiseach Simon Harris after signing the paperwork for the dissolution of Dáil Éireann in Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Jennifer Bray Political Correspondent
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Glen Murphy
Fri Nov 08 2024 - 19:18
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