Lugh

DISCLAIMER
Lugh is an independent civic information app. It is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or representing the Government of Ireland, the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Electoral Commission, the European Union, or any political party.

ABOUT LUGH
Lugh helps people understand how elections and government work in Ireland and encourages informed voting. The app includes motion-graphic explainers on PR-STV voting, voter eligibility across different elections, and how Ireland’s political system works.

REPRESENTATIVES & VOTING INFORMATION
Lugh displays publicly available information about political representatives, including:
• Bills/Acts and legislative items they have sponsored or supported
• How representatives voted on selected issues (where official voting records are available)
• Contact details / office information (where publicly listed)

PARTY & EU INFORMATION
The app also includes:
• Summaries of main political parties’ published policies (for comparison)
• Information on Irish MEPs, the European Parliament political groups they align with, and official EP voting lists/results

OFFICIAL SOURCES (ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS)
Ireland – elections / register to vote:
• Electoral Commission (An Coimisiún Toghcháin): https://www.electoralcommission.ie/register-to-vote/
• CheckTheRegister.ie (official register portal): https://www.checktheregister.ie/

Ireland – Oireachtas members, bills, debates, votes:
• Houses of the Oireachtas: https://www.oireachtas.ie/
• Oireachtas Bills & Acts: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/
• Oireachtas votes: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/votes/

Ireland – legislation texts:
• Electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB): https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/

EU – MEPs, political groups, voting:
• European Parliament (Irish MEP search): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced?countryCode=IE
• European Parliament – votes (order/lists & results): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/votes.html
• European Parliament – political groups: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups
• EU law (Publications Office / EUR-Lex gateway): https://op.europa.eu/en/law