In Pictures: Voters and a pug cast their ballots in the General Election
Sonia Higgins, carrying her dog Chico, arrives to cast her vote in the General Election. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA
Polls opened at 7am on Friday for voters to decide who will form the next government.
Some 174 seats across 43 constituencies in the Dáil, are being contested.
The vote will close at 10pm with counting expected to start on Saturday morning.
Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris opted for his wife, Caoimhe, and two children, Saoirse and Cillian, to accompany him to the voting station.
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