More funding needed for electoral registers clean-up task in Tipperary

Independent Tipperary Councillor Richie Molloy has called for a national cleanup of the electoral registers this summer, in advance of the presidential election in the autumn.

According to Cllr Richie Molloy , the election is expected to take place in October. He said that the next president is expected to be inaugurated on November 11, 2025.

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To vote in the election, citizens must be registered to vote, 18 years old, or older, on the day of the election, and a resident of Ireland.

Local authorities have responsibility for keeping electoral registers up to date and for promoting citizen engagement to register.

Cllr Molloy said: “The old-style door-to-door field work where council official gets out on the ground and engages with citizens is proven to be the best way to get the information necessary to update the electoral register, it’s simple and it works”.

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“Local authorities need additional funding to undertake this task, then funding from central government should be forthcoming,” he added.