#DogsAtPollingStations is back and this time they come with an important message

Whichever way people are voting, however, one thing can be agreed, and that’s a dog is always a welcome presence at a polling station.

Fri, 26 Oct, 2018 - 15:12

Anna O’Donoghue

#DogsAtPollingStations is back, and after a week of intense presidential debates and twitter spats, it’s just what we needed.

Today's voting polls will both determine our country's next president and the future of the current Blasphemy law.

Whichever way people are voting, however, one thing can be agreed, and a dog's presence at the station makes the entire process a whole lot easier.

And with reports of a low voter turnout today, our four-legged friends are not only putting smiles on people’s timelines today, they’re also spreading an important message and encouraging others to exercise their democratic right too.

Juno from Mooncoin outside the polling station in Maigh Cuilinn where voting is slow...too slow...and there aren’t enough parking spaces for #dogsatpollingstations! #KeepThePoet #Aras18 pic.twitter.com/lwTrDelLmP
— Donncha O'Connell (@DonnchaLaw) October 26, 2018

Pugs for blasphemy!#dogsatpollingstations pic.twitter.com/uOrJFMPbaZ
— Aidan O Shea (@sqneducation) October 26, 2018

Sam is voting for @MichaelDHiggins @DogsForMichaelD #DogsAtPollingStations #Dogs4MichaelD pic.twitter.com/vR2atBbPia
— Kim (@_KimCon) October 26, 2018

Very eager to do his duty #dogsatpollingstations @DogsForMichaelD #aras18 #keepthepoet pic.twitter.com/fngb87gIsQ
— Eimear Cregg (@Creggie82) October 26, 2018

Bailey and D'Arcy voted for Bród and Síoda #aras18 #dogsatpollingstations #keepthepoet pic.twitter.com/AtFe0GaPUR
— Katie Dawson (@katiedawson23) October 26, 2018