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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern voting to return his party to power in the 2002 general election. Alamy Stock Photo

Quiz: When were these Irish general elections held?

Taoiseach Simon Harris has this week announced that the general election will be held on a Friday in 2024.

IT’S THE QUESTION of the year: when will the general election be held? Since June, speculation has swirled over the date, as Taoiseach Simon Harris insisted that the government would be going full term. 

This week, however, amid a call for “clarity” from fellow coalition leader Roderick O’Gorman, Harris has announced that the general election will be held in 2024.

Will it be 29 November? 6 December? Who knows. But today we’re quizzing you: When were these Irish general elections held?

The last general election was held in 2020 after the Dáil was dissolved at the request of then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. What month was it held in?
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December
January

February
March
In 1918, the results in Ireland of the UK general election were treated by Sinn Féin as the election for the First Dáil. What month was it held in?
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March
June

October
December
In 2016, Enda Kenny took to Twitter to announce the planned date of the general election in an unprecedented move. What date did he announce?
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January 14
February 14

February 26
March 10
In 2007, President Mary McAleese dissolved the 29th Dáil on the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. What date was set for the election?
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24 May
19 June

29 October
8 December
In 1927, the fifth Dáil was the shortest Dáil in the history of the state, lasting only 64 days. Two general elections were held that year: what months were they?
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January and April
March and April

June and September
July and November
The longest serving Dáil in 1943 was not dissolved until after the general election. It lasted 1,823 days. When was the election held?
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April
June

August
October
Who sets the polling date of the election?
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The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
The President

The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
The Taoiseach
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that he would like the upcoming election to take place on a Friday. In which of these election years did voting not take place on a Friday?
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2002
2011

2016
2020
A general election is sometimes called if the government fails a motion of no confidence. The last time the government failed such a motion resulted in the general election of which year?
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1974
1982

1992
1997
True or False: The President can refuse to dissolve the Dáil under certain circumstances?
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False
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    Mute Daire O’Reilly
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    Oct 28th 2024, 10:21 PM

    That has to be the most ridiculously hard quiz I’ve ever done. I like politics but how am I supposed to know the month of an election that happened 105 years ago?

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    Oct 28th 2024, 10:45 PM

    @Daire O’Reilly: Relax pal, it’s not your leaving cert exam.

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    Oct 28th 2024, 10:46 PM

    @Daire O’Reilly: a stupid quiz writer

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    Oct 28th 2024, 10:49 PM

    @Daire O’Reilly: the 1918 election? Surely that’s one of the easiest ones. It took place the month after the armistice, which, famously, was signed on November 11th.

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    Oct 28th 2024, 11:10 PM

    @Daire O’Reilly: I got 7/10.
    I got 1 right in The cities at Halloween quiz yesterday

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    Oct 28th 2024, 11:38 PM

    @Stephen Heffernan: thanks Stephen. I was certain I was doing Jam Making in Cavan Institute until you reassured me there.

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    Oct 28th 2024, 11:44 PM

    @Daire O’Reilly: Try History instead. It would’ve helped you here with this quiz.

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    Oct 29th 2024, 8:00 AM

    @Daire O’Reilly: thats why i got lucky with 2 outta 10,,,

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    Oct 28th 2024, 11:32 PM

    Can anyone remember all the promises that were made at these elections?

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    Oct 29th 2024, 12:06 AM

    @Brian Hunt: So many made, but seems many don’t even remember this years promises let alone previous elections, like Simon in June promising the Covid Inquiry before next election lol.

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    Oct 28th 2024, 10:37 PM

    Despite all the apparent anger at FF and FG over the last 5 years they still consistently held around 20% each

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    Oct 28th 2024, 10:56 PM

    Netanyahu is an absolute sc###ag!

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    Oct 29th 2024, 2:10 AM

    @Andrew Kenny: he is a living legend

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    Oct 29th 2024, 12:03 PM

    @Andrew Kenny: Pity the drone aimed at this house didn’t find it’s target.

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    Oct 29th 2024, 3:03 PM

    @Andrew Kenny: Palestinian, Iranian, Lebanese terrorists even worse!

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    Oct 28th 2024, 10:49 PM

    Do you have the remotest clue how to write a quiz? Who would remember this rubbish. You need to take some time out. Learn more before you write

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    Oct 28th 2024, 11:13 PM

    @Brendan Wallace: What do you mean? Everyone remembers what month the 1943 General Election was held. Important stuff.

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    Oct 28th 2024, 11:45 PM

    @Brendan Wallace: Yeah, who knows History, right? LOL

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    Oct 29th 2024, 1:25 AM

    @Brendan Wallace: Stop with your one man vendetta against the writer brendan. Totally embarrassing yourself for sure IMHO.

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    Oct 29th 2024, 9:55 AM

    As long as Mary Muslim Lou and her pedo party are never in government that’s the main thing.

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    Oct 29th 2024, 9:19 AM

    Will you look at the head on that rat.

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