Requirement to hold a hearing
Ireland
Answer
Yes
Source
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/print.html#sec21
The Electoral Act 1992
PART XXI
D?il Election Petitions
132.— (7) At the trial of a petition the High Court shalldetermine the matter at issue in the petition and, if it does not dismiss thepetition, shall, where appropriate, include in its order determining the matterat issue either—