Ireland heads to polls for three landmark elections
Polls have opened in Ireland as voting has begun in three highly-anticipated elections.
Irish people will be electing a swathe of new councillors as well as picking candidates to send to the European Parliament and, for the first time, some voters will be directly electing a mayor to represent them locally.
The separate elections come at a febrile time in Irish politics dominated by discussion on a housing crisis, the cost of living and migration.
The coalition partnership of Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the has been battling criticism domestically and
