Housebound voters 'very, very angry' at missing tight deadline to register for postal vote

Those unable to make it to their polling station due to infirmity have been left furious after being told they will not be able to vote in the General Election, having missed the deadline for postal ballots.

Angry pensioners and elderly people attempted to contact their local councils last Friday to arrange the postal ballot but were told the deadline was the day before, just 48 hours after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar requested the Dáil be dissolved.