Continue reading the main story Irish General Election 2011 Irish vote after massive bail-out Irish election: Where parties stand on the economy Irish parties pull out the stops Irish senate passes finance bill The polls have closed in the Republic of Ireland’s general election. Turnout is believed to be close to 70%. There are 566 candidates contesting 165 seats in the Irish parliament. The ballot was called a few months after the ruling coalition negotiated an 85bn-euro (£72bn) EU/IMF loan…
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Turnout in Ireland general election estimated at 70%