Social networking site Facebook have created a special 'I'm a Voter' button, to remind the Irish public to get out and vote on Friday.
The new button will appear on the news feeds of those over 18 years of age in Ireland.
The initiative is aimed at encouraging more people to cast their vote in the general election.
People of voting age logging onto Facebook on Friday will see the button and be able to click and share their status as a voter, which will then appear in their timeline.
The 'I'm a Voter' button was previously used in the UK general election last year, as well as in the last three US elections and the EU parliamentary election.
The button is also available as Gaeilge, depending on your settings | Image: Facebook
Facebook also says there have been 5.3 million election-related interactions by 850,000 on the site people since November.
Its data shows that the economy has now passed out health to become most discussed topic by users.
Health had been the dominant topic, until the campaign was officially called.
Social state of the parties
Election-related discussions focus on multiple topics - meaning that the total percentages exceed 100%.
Facebook says of all the election-related conversations on the site, the economy has featured in 52% while 49% have covered health.
Infrastructure is the third most discussed topic being mentioned (37%) while crime and corruption is in fourth place (24%).
The next ranked topics are social welfare (24%), housing (21%), education (16%), flooding (8%) and abortion (7%).
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been the most discussed party leader (or leading party figure in the case of some of the smaller parties). He has featured in 67% of all conversations mentioning party leaders.
Tánaiste Joan Burton is second, included in 40% of all relevant discussions. Gerry Adams is in third (27%), followed by Micheál Martin (12%), Richard Boyd Barrett (3%), Lucinda Creighton (2%) and Eamon Ryan (1%).
Fine Gael meanwhile is the political party to feature most often, being included in 56% of party related conversations. Sinn Féin are next (47%), followed by Labour (38%) and Fianna Fáil (37%).
Independents rank fifth with 9%, the same percentage as the Green Party. After that comes Renua (5%), the Social Democrats (5%), the People Before Profit Alliance (4%) and the Anti Austerity Alliance (4%).
