Wondering when will the election posters be taken down? It's sooner than you think

The local and European elections have been and gone - campaigns were ran, votes were counted and European and local council positions were finally filled after a very drawn-out count.

Whether you voted or not, it's been an impossible thing to ignore, with regular news coverage, and thousands of posters erected on lampposts, road junctions and businesses. 

To those of us who aren't fans of hundreds of larger-than life images popping up across our cities, towns and villages for election season, you can breathe a sigh of relief - today is the deadline for taking election posters down.

There are clear-cut rules in Ireland on when posters for elections can be put up, and well as when they must be taken down again.

In accordance with legislation, posters were only permitted to be put up from Wednesday 8th May, 30 days prior to the election date. These posters must now be removed by midnight tonight (Friday 14th June), 7 days after the election.

Election candidates are now being reminded that posters and cable ties must removed seven days after the election has taken place.

Individuals and parties have until midnight tonight to take posters down themselves. After that, they can be fined €150 on the spot for each poster that remains on display (under the same littering law).

Realistically, many election posters will not be removed until Monday morning, as many are forgotten, and if an election poster is bothering you, it may be best for you to contact the candidate themselves as in some cases, thousands of posters were used for the election.

Local authorities are also responsible for the removal of posters which constitute a hazard to either pedestrians or road users. Complaints about such posters should be made directly to the appropriate local authority, stipulating their exact location to enable local authorities arrange for their removal.