Irish President Michael D Higgins has cast his vote in the country's General Election.
Mr Higgins was accompanied by his wife Sabina Higgins to vote at a polling station in St Mary's Hospital in Dublin.
The president greeted the assembled count staff and press and said he was glad the weather had remained sunny, despite reports of a storm.
Voting is under way in Ireland in what is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable elections in years.