Campaign encourages Polish residents in Ireland to vote

A campaign is being set up to encourage Polish people living in Ireland to register to vote.

Campaign encourages Polish residents in Ireland to vote

A campaign is being set up to encourage Polish people living in Ireland to register to vote.

The 'Vote' You are at home campaign' aims to increase awareness about registering on the electoral register and voting in the local elections.

The active-citizenship campaign, is organised by Forum Polonia and School for Leaders’ Association.

"Polish community it’s the biggest minority in Ireland - there are about 122,000 Poles in Ireland, which is the biggest, and the Polish language I the second spoken language in Ireland," said Barnaba Dorda, spokesperson for the Forum Polonia.

"We're quite visible in this country, but we're not visible in the local authorities."

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