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Votes are being cast across the country.

Vótaí á gcaitheamh ar fud na tíre.

People all over the country are voting today in the local and European elections.

Tá daoine ar fud na tíre ag caitheamh vóta inniu sna toghcháin áitiúla agus Eorpacha.

In Limerick the community is also electing a mayor.

I Luimneach tá an pobal ag roghnú méara freisin.

This is the first time in this country that the community will elect its own mayor directly; normally, councilors choose who will be the mayor of a local council.

Seo í an chéad uair sa tír seo a thoghfaidh pobal a mhéara féin go díreach; de ghnáth, roghnaíonn comhairleoirí an té a bheas mar mhéara ar chomhairle áitiúil.

Voting is reportedly off to a slow start.

Tuairiscítear go bhfuil tús mall curtha le vótáil.

The polling stations opened at 07:00 and will close at 22:00.

Osclaíodh na hionaid vótála ar 07:00 agus dúnfar iad ar 22:00.

This is the first time that elections have been held across the country in the last four years.

Seo é an chéad uair go raibh toghcháin ar siúl ar fud na tíre le ceithre bliana anuas.

Over 3.7 million people are registered to vote in the local elections.

Tá breis agus 3.7 milliún duine cláraithe le vóta a chaitheamh sna toghcháin áitiúla.

949 candidates are standing in the local elections, in 166 different constituencies.

949 iarrthóir atá ag seasamh sna toghcháin áitiúla, i 166 toghcheantair dhifiriúla.

3.6 million people are registered to vote in the European elections.

Tá 3.6 milliún duine cláraithe le vóta a chaitheamh sna toghcháin Eorpacha.

They will select 14 European MPs in the Midlands-North West, South and Dublin Constituencies.

Roghnóidh siad 14 Feisire Eorpach i dToghlach an Láir Tíre-an Iarthuaiscirt, An Deiscirt agus Baile Átha Cliath.

The President of Ireland, Michael D.

Chaith Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D.

Higgins, and his wife, Sabina, voted this morning at the polling station at Phoenix Park.

Higgins, agus a bhean chéile, Sabina, vóta ar maidin san ionad vótála ag Páirc an Fhionnuisce.

The President of Ireland, Michael D.

Chaith Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D.

Higgins, vote at the polling station in Phoenix Park this morning The Taoiseach, Simon Harris, cast a vote at the National School of Deilgne Mocherog in County Wicklow.

Higgins, vóta san ionad vótála i bPáirc an Fhionnuisce ar maidin Chaith an Taoiseach, Simon Harris, vóta ag Scoil Náisiúnta Deilgne Mocheróg i gContae Chill Mhantáin.

The Taoiseach, Simon Harris, casting a vote in Kilmanton "Voting rights give the public a say, so it is vital that people take that opportunity", he said while casting a vote in his own Constituency.

An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, ag caitheamh vóta i gCill Mhantáin "Tugann cearta vótála cead cainte don phobal, agus mar sin, tá sé ríthábhachtach go dtapóidh daoine an deis sin", a dúirt sé agus é ag caitheamh vóta ina Dháilcheantar féin.

"We are lucky to live in a functioning Democratic state".

"Tá an t-ádh linn cónaí a bheith orainn i stát Daonlathach atá ag feidhmiú".

Tánaiste Micheál Martin and his family cast their votes in Cork.

Chaith an Tánaiste Micheál Martin agus a theaghlach a vótaí i gCorcaigh.

The ballot boxes will be opened tomorrow morning and the counting will begin.

Osclófar na boscaí ballóide maidin amárach agus cuirfear tús leis an gcomháireamh.

The votes in the local elections will be counted first and the counting in the European elections will begin on Sunday.

Déanfar comháireamh ar na vótaí sna toghcháin áitiúla ar dtús agus cuirfear tús leis an gcomháireamh sna toghcháin Eorpacha ar an Domhnach.

The mayoral election will be contested in Limerick on Monday.

Rachfar i ngleic leis an toghchán méarachta i Luimneach dé Luain.

There are many candidates standing in all the elections.

Tá go leor iarrthóirí ag seasamh sna toghcháin ar fad.