UK voter in Ireland

[Spriggo]

In the voting guide that I've received in preparation for the forthcoming election, it states that to be eligible to vote I should be 'A British, other Commonwealth, or Irish citizen'. I have absolutely no axe to grind over this but it made me wonder: if I was resident in Ireland, would I be eligible to vote in the Republic's elections?

[KebabMeister]

It depends on their constitution.  Most countries say that you have to be a resident for more than 5 years to vote in their elections.

[Ralph]

Yes you would. Being Irish, I was somewhat surprised to find I could vote in England when I moved here to go to Uni. Turns out that according to the ninth amendment to the Irish constitution, you can do the same. There isn't a time requirement, you just need to live there.

Have a look at the overview on this page (if this hyperlinking thing works with this HUGE link)