Voting is continuing in General Election 2025 across the country.
Polls opened at 7 am and close at 10 pm tonight. Nearly 3.7 million people are eligible to vote for the almost 700 candidates across the country.
Locally voting is beginning to pick up as lunchtime has approached. Turnout is being described as steady across the Cavan Monaghan region. Turnout at St Louis in Monaghan Town is at 19.4% as of midday with a percentage of over 14% in Virginia being recorded as of the same time.
16 % of a turnout is reported as of 12.30pm in Clones, with the same figure of 16% being reported in Bailieboro. Turnout figures as of 1pm in St Clare's Ballyjamesduff stands at 15%, while Carrickmacross stands at 20% as of 1pm. 16% turnout is being reported in Castleblayney as of 1.30pm.
The constituency itself includes the entire area of both County Cavan and County Monaghan from Tierworker is the east of Cavan to Glangevlin in the west of the county and from Inniskeen in South Monaghan to Threemilehouse in the north , taking in areas like Cavan town, Monaghan town, Clones, Cootehill, Belturbet, Bailieborough, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. It previously included parts of North Meath.
There are 141 polling stations in Cavan and 118 polling stations in Monaghan. There is a record 20 candidates contesting the Cavan/Monaghan constituency resulting in a much longer ballot paper that previous General Elections.
Ten candidates are based in Co Cavan; nine in Co Monaghan; and one is from outside the Constituency. Make sure you get out and vote and don't forget polling stations close at 10pm tonight.
