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POLL: Who are you voting for in the upcoming Presidential Election?

With just days to go to the 2018 Presidential Election and the polls suggesting Michael D Higgins will be returned to the Áras in a landslide result, we want to hear from you to see if the debates and media coverage over the last couple of months ...

22 Oct 2018 at 11:55

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South East bride votes straight after getting married

Beautiful Kilkenny bride Toni Kelly voted this afternoon straight after getting married to her sweetheart, Pat Bergin. From Jenkinstown, a few miles from Kilkenny city, she wasn't going to let anything get in the way of exercising her right to ...

26 Oct 2018 at 18:48

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Sean Kelly withdraws from Fine Gael presidential bid

Sean Kelly has “reluctantly” withdrawn from a bid to seek Fine Gael’s backing to run for president, having determined he will not reach the required nominations within the party. Mr Kelly also expressed support for the remaining hopeful in ...

01 Sept 2025 at 16:51

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Mary Lou McDonald confirms there'll be no Sinn Féin candidate in Presidential race

Sinn Féin has finally announced that it will support Independent candidate Catherine Connolly in the Presidential Election, rather than sending forward a party member. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald confirmed the party's position on ...

20 Sept 2025 at 13:42

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CONFIRMED: The candidates who will contest next month’s presidential election

The full list of candidates who will contest next month’s presidential election has been confirmed. Independent hopeful Maria Steen was just two nominations away from securing a place on the ballot, having got the backing of 18 ...

24 Sept 2025 at 12:14

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Everything you need to know about voting in today's Presidential Election and Blasphemy Referendum

Polling stations across the country opened at 7am this morning, Friday, October 26, as the country votes for the next President of Ireland and decides on a referendum to remove the word blasphemy from the constitution. You ...

26 Oct 2018 at 10:55

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Waterford TD David Cullinane leads search for Sinn Féin presidential election candidate

Waterford TD David Cullinane says it’s “exciting” that Sinn Féin is putting forward a candidate for presidency. Deputy Cullinane will head up a five person committee who will oversee the selection of a Sinn Féin candidate....

16 Jul 2018 at 13:47

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Michelle O’Neill not ruling out run in Irish presidential election

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill has not ruled out a run in the Irish presidential election. Asked if she was considering putting her name forward, Ms O’Neill said Sinn Fein is working its way through ...

20 Jun 2025 at 15:51

Northern Ireland

Micheal Martin apologises to Fianna Fail TDs and Senators after Gavin withdrawal

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has told his parliamentary party that he is sorry for how Jim Gavin’s candidacy ended and said he fully understands their disappointment. The Fianna Fail parliamentary party met on Wednesday ...

08 Oct 2025 at 21:32

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I won’t smear anyone but I will ask hard questions, Humphreys says

Heather Humphreys has said she will not smear anyone but will ask hard questions of her fellow presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. Ms Humphreys also thanked Taoiseach and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin ...

11 Oct 2025 at 14:42

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Irish presidential candidates say flag should be seen as a ‘symbol of unity’

The three contenders to become the next president of Ireland have emphasised that the nation’s flag should be a symbol of unity. Independent Catherine Connolly, Fine Gael-backed Heather Humphreys and Fianna ...

30 Sept 2025 at 00:53

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EXPLAINER: Everything you need to know ahead of the 2025 presidential election

Ireland is gearing up for a historic ballot this autumn, as the nation gets ready to choose a new President. The beloved and treasured Michael D Higgins will be stepping down from his integral role after a ...

03 Sept 2025 at 17:17

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