I always feel out of the loop when I find out about Irish stuff via slashdot, but here's the scoop:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/30/1254226&mode=nested&...
eviron.ie says: http://www.environ.ie/DOEI/DOEIPub.nsf/6fb57b90102ce64c80256d12003a7a0d/da7e...
"The Government notes that the independent Commission is unable to provide sufficient positive assurance, in the time available, in relation to using the chosen system of electronic voting at the June elections. The Government has decided that the electronic voting system will not be used at the June polls. These will be conducted in all constituencies on the basis of the traditional paper ballot."