The poll also found she is the most popular in a list of potential candidates for Áras an Uachtaráin

MEP Seán Kelly says he's reconsidering whether to run for the presidency after Mairead McGuinness withdrew from the running

Frances Fitzgerald has ruled herself out of the presidential race despite Mairead McGuinness' departure from the election contest

Mairead McGuinness said she made the 'very difficult decision' to stand down following a stay in hospital last week.

She added that her deicision to pull out was not taken lightly, and was made following a stay in hospital last week. 

Established political figures like Catherine Connolly and Mairead McGuinness are lining up alongside unconventional candidates to succeed outgoing President Michael D Higgins.

The former Labour party leader said ‘one should always keep one’s options open’, when asked if would rule out a bid for the role.

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae could be a "dark horse" in the presidential race, according to former minister Ivan Yates

Independent Galway TD Catherine Connolly is expected to announce her intention to run for the presidency on Wednesday.

Independent Galway TD Catherine Connolly has already received the backing of the Social Democrats and People Before Profit.

Independent TD Catherine Connolly has confirmed she will launch her presidential election bid next week

Mairead McGuinness has pulled out of the presidential race and said the decision was made as a result of medical advice.

Former minister Mary Hanafin is to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the presidential election

The EPP Group is the largest political group in the European Parliament with 188 Members from all EU Member States.

Former UFC fighter McGregor would require the nomination of 20 members of the Oireachtas, or four local authorities to get on this year's ballot paper.

"We all know each other and we have a common goal, one, to protect Europe and not to allow this to weaken our industries, our economies, our societies," she said.

The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll saw a list of 14 potential presidential candidates put to the public with the question: 'Which of the following would you vote for in an Irish Presidential election in 2025?'

A former Fine Gael MEP and current EU Commissioner has defended Nina Carberry after she was criticised for her apparent absence in big debates and her ‘celebrity status’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travels to Brussels to attend a meeting of EU leaders to discuss the huge challenges posed by two major conflicts

Mairead McGuinness said that the Environment Commissioner’s visit to Ireland in relation to the issue ‘will happen’.