In Pictures: Voters and a pug cast their ballots in the General Election

Some 174 seats across 43 constituencies in the Dáil, are being contested
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.

A young girl helps put a vote in the ballot box at St Anthony’s Boys’ School, Beechwood Park, Ballinlough, in Cork (Jacob King/PA)

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.

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and his wife, Caoimhe, cast their votes at Delgany National School, County Wicklow, with their children (Niall Carson/PA)

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