JUST under a third of Irish people think the legal voting age should be lowered, according to a new poll.
You currently have to be 18-years-old to get inside a polling booth in Ireland, but last week, we here at the Irish Post asked our readers whether or not they thought the age requirement should be lowered to 16.
Of the respondents, 32% said they thought it'd be a good idea.
Meanwhile, 59.4% rejected the notion, while 8.6% of voters said they weren't sure.
Last week, a bill was brought to the Dáil calling for a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16.
Donegal TD Thomas Pringle said that his bill would "put the question to the people of Ireland on whether or not they agree to amend Article 16 of the Constitution, reducing the age of eligibility to vote in Dáil elections down from 18 years of age to 16 years of age."
Green Party Senator Pauline O'Reilly says she agrees with the move, and urged the Irish Government to follow in Wales' footsteps and lower the voting age.
She argued that it's vital young people become engaged with politics as early as possible, and allowing younger people the chance to participate democratically could do that.
Critics of the move say that the notion is only championed by parties who know they attract a lot of young voters, and are only interested in increasing their vote count.
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