Presidential Election Order made by Minister Browne – Polling Day is October 24
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, TD, has today (September 3 ) made the Presidential Election Order for the forthcoming presidential election, setting out the key dates in the election process.
These are:
Last day for receipt of nominations: 24 September 2025
Day on which the poll shall be taken: 24 October 2025
Hours of poll: 7am to 10pm.
The nomination period commences at 10am on 5 September 2025 and closes at 12 noon on 24 September 2025.
The minister has appointed Barry Ryan, a principal officer in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to be the presidential returning officer.
The address of the presidential returning officer, to whom nomination papers must be delivered and other communications sent is: Presidential Returning Officer, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Custom House, Dublin 1, D01 W6X0.
Every Irish citizen who is 18 years of age or over and included in the Register of Electors is entitled to vote at the election.
The total electorate is currently approximately 3.6 million.
People can check their voter registration details on www.checktheregister.ie. People who are eligible to vote but who are not registered as electors still have time to apply for entry in the Register of Electors on checktheregister.ie and therefore, be eligible to vote on 24 October.
For those who wish to do so, paper application forms can be downloaded from checktheregister.ie (or can be obtained from the relevant city, county or city and county council).
Applications for inclusion on the Register of Electors, whether online or by hard copy, must be received not later than 7 October 2025.
To be eligible for inclusion on the register a person must be an Irish citizen, must be 18 years of age on or before polling day and must be ordinarily resident in the State.
Certain categories of people are eligible to apply for a postal or special vote. Applications for postal and special votes must be received by the relevant local authority not later 29 September 2025.