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‘I wasn’t well’: Mairead McGuinness on health issues that prompted presidential election withdrawal

‘I wasn’t well’: Mairead McGuinness on health issues that prompted presidential election withdrawal

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

The former MEP cited health reasons when she announced last August that she would not be contesting the election for Fine Gael.

Presidential election: Odds point to lowest voter turnout ever

Presidential election: Odds point to lowest voter turnout ever

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

The public will head to the polls on Friday to vote for the next President of Ireland

Fine Gael attacks on Connolly’s work as a barrister ‘dangerous’ and ‘Trumpian’

Fine Gael attacks on Connolly’s work as a barrister ‘dangerous’ and ‘Trumpian’

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Ivana Bacik said the questions from Fine Gael represented a ‘new level of ‘nasty’ in this presidential campaign’.

Six local authorities decline to nominate a presidential election candidate

Six local authorities decline to nominate a presidential election candidate

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

The presidential election will be held on Friday, October 24th.