Answers to common questions about Ireland Votes, our data, privacy practices, and platform policies.
Ireland Votes is an independent political and electoral data platform focused on elections, polling, analysis, and public-interest coverage on the island of Ireland. We aim to make political information more accessible and interactive.
No. Ireland Votes is an independent entity and is not operated by, endorsed by, or officially connected to the Government of Ireland, the Electoral Commission, any political party, or any political candidate.
We use a mixture of official election results, public electoral datasets, polling organisations, media reporting, public archives, and internally built analysis and visualisations. During live counts and developing events, information may evolve over time as additional data becomes available.
No. Any projections, polling analysis, seat estimates, swing models, or forecasts published by Ireland Votes are independent estimates and should not be treated as official results.
Generally yes for discussion, journalism, commentary, educational use, and social sharing with appropriate attribution. However, Ireland Votes branding, written analysis, visual systems, and proprietary presentation formats remain protected. Commercial reuse, automated extraction, or republication requires credit and may require permission.
No. Ireland Votes does not sell our Users’ personal data.
Certain technical or operational information may be processed by trusted third-party providers that help us operate the Platform, such as hosting, analytics, security, or infrastructure providers. We do not share personal data for advertising resale purposes.
Yes. Ireland Votes may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, performance monitoring, remembering preferences, and maintaining security.
Yes. Like most modern websites, we may use analytics tools to better understand traffic, performance, feature usage, and technical reliability. This helps us improve the Platform over time.
Absolutely. If you believe something published on Ireland Votes is inaccurate, outdated, misleading, or infringes your rights, you can contact us for review. We take accuracy seriously and are happy to investigate legitimate concerns.
Yes. Ireland Votes reserves the right to suspend or restrict access where necessary to protect platform integrity, security, infrastructure, legal compliance, or operational stability.
Ireland Votes focuses on presenting election data through interactive maps, live visualisations, and a cleaner interface designed to make political information easier to follow.
Yes. Ireland Votes is an evolving platform and additional features, tools, or services may be introduced over time We are currently exploring options for a premium tier.
Potentially yes. We are open to discussions involving media, research, educational, analytical, or commercial collaboration opportunities.
Yes. The Platform is publicly accessible internationally, although its primary focus is politics and elections on the island of Ireland. Ireland Votes may sometimes cover foreign-related elections when citizens of that country reside in Ireland and can vote in an election occuring outside of Ireland.
General enquiries can be directed to contact@irelandvotes.com. Direct enquiries may also be sent to glen@irelandvotes.com or michael@irelandvotes.com.