Ireland Prepares for its General Election

The Irish will choose whether to reelect the current government - a coalition of Fine Gael and Labour, who on paper have brought Ireland out of a recession - that followed the boom years of the Celtic tiger, or install some new faces who want to shake up the system after years of austerity.

(Picture: Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny (R), and Irish President Michael Higgins, sign a proclamation formally dissolving parliament Credit: CAROLINE QUINN/AFP/Getty Images)