Consultation

Electoral Postering Consultation

An Coimisiún Toghcháin (An Coimisiún), Ireland’s independent electoral commission, was established on 9 February 2023. An Coimisiún’s powers are set out in the Electoral Reform Act 2022 and include conducting or commissioning electoral research.

We are now beginning research on the use of posters as a political communication tool. For many years, the use of posters during Irish election and referendum campaigns has been the topic of considerable discussion and debate among experts, stakeholders, the media and the wider public.

This research will look at the rules and practices around postering in other countries while taking account of Ireland’s particular electoral and democratic system. It will examine the existing rules in Ireland and how they work as well as the evidence regarding posters, their objectives and any advantages and disadvantages of their use.

Posters affect everyone living in Ireland as they are widely displayed throughout the country during electoral periods.

The views of stakeholders and the public will therefore be an important factor as we consider the future of election postering in Ireland with a particular focus on:

their role as a political communication tool in Ireland and elsewhere compared to other methods of political communication, both traditional and online;
how and whether posters impact political engagement and electoral awareness among the electorate, including amongst people who may be marginalised from the political process; and
their environmental and safety impacts.

The deadline for submissions to the Electoral Postering Consultation is Friday 9 May 2025 at 5:00pm.

You can find more information by reading our Consultation Paper.

Consultation Paper

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Please fill in the online form below.

Alternatively you can email your response to research@electoralcommission.ie with ‘Electoral Postering Consultation’ in the subject line by 5pm on 9 May 2025.

Responses may also be sent by post and addressed to Research Unit, An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Block M, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2, D02 X8X8.

Postering Consultation

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