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https://paulmadden.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/VOTE-FF-_-FG-48.png642539The People Who Don’t Vote Hold Change in their Hands 40.3% of eligible voters did not vote in the 2024 Irish General Election. This is the lowest turnout since 1923. With the exception of 2011, when people were clearly irate after the economic crash, the voter turnout has steadily declined for decades. It seems that […]