The US ambassador, Mrs Jean Kennedy Smith, will open her Phoenix Park residence on Friday from noon to 6 p.m. to US citizens who need to register to vote in the presidential election. Under US law, all citizens over 18 are eligible to vote in federal elections, regardless of how long they have lived abroad.
Citizens who cannot attend but who would like to register may obtain application forms from the embassy's American Citizen Service Unit, 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, or phone 01-668 8777.