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Environment Minister Phil Hogan today announced the key dates for the forthcoming Presidential Election.

Last day for receipt of nominations:

Day on which the poll shall be taken:

Hours of poll:

The Minister has also appointed Ríona Ní Fhlanghaile, a Principal Officer in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, to be the Presidential Returning Officer. The address of the Presidential Returning Officer to which nomination papers may be delivered and other communications sent is: Presidential Returning Officer, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1.

People who are eligible to vote but who are not registered as electors still have time to apply for entry in the supplement to the register of electors to be published before polling day and so be able to vote on 27 October 2011. Application forms can be downloaded from

or can be obtained from City and County Councils.  To be eligible for inclusion in the supplement to the register a person must be an Irish citizen, must be 18 years of age by polling day and must be ordinarily resident in the State.

The final date for the receipt of completed supplement application forms by the relevant City or County Council is

If a person is eligible to vote by post, or is unable to vote in person due to a physical illness or physical disability and is resident in a hospital, nursing home or similar institution, and they are not on the Postal Voters List or Special Voters List, they can apply for inclusion in the supplement to those lists. Application forms are available from County and City Councils who will advise people of the appropriate arrangements for the completion of the relevant form. Completed forms must be received by the relevant County or City Council not later than