DUBLIN (AP) 鈥� Ireland is voting Friday in that will decide the next government 鈥� and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters after years of pandemic, international instability and a cost-of-living pressures.
Polls opened at 7 a.m.. (0700GMT), and Ireland鈥檚 3.8 million voters are selecting 174 lawmakers to sit in the Dail, the lower house of parliament.
Analysts say a coalition of the outgoing center-right ruling parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fail is the most likely outcome, but there are many variables.
Jill Lawless And Peter Morrison, The Associated Press
