On 7 June people in Ireland will go to vote in the Local and European Elections. Here, Molly and Barry from news2day explain the ins and outs of how these representatives get their jobs and what exatcly they do when they have them.
Children across Ireland might have seen signs around their area or even on the gates of their schools saying Polling Station and you might even be getting a day off on Friday. But what's it all about?
It's all because of a local election and the people who are voted in are called councillors. In the video up top Molly explains everything you need to know. And keep scrolling as Barry looks at the European Elections below...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)- are representatives of the 450 million people who live in the European Union, and they are chosen by the people in elections held every five years. But what do they actually do? Here's all you need to know!
And there's another election too in Limerick where the people will be picking their Mayor. Cathy Halloran tells us about the candidates and hwo the voting workd here.
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