This presidential election could be about to get even weirder
Jim Gavin debacle has put Micheál Martin’s leadership back in the spotlight. And all this might yet play out in a very strange way
Billy Kelleher
Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil over disastrous presidential election campaign
Anger at Fianna Fáil no longer having candidate after Jim Gavin stopped campaigning following rent row
What does Jim Gavin’s decision to end campaign mean for this presidential race – and future ones?
Analysts are debating what this all means for the left-right political divide
Miriam Lord: It was Fianna Fáil’s DUBU Day: Disastrous, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented
Jim Gavin posters will be down off lamp-posts quicker than the unauthorised tricolours above them
Presidential election: Jim Gavin presses the flesh and leverages GAA credentials
Soldiers of Destiny leverage novice politician’s pristine GAA credentials in advance of television debate
The campaign teams behind the Irish presidential election candidates
Heather Humphreys of Fine Gael, Jim Gavin of Fianna Fáil and Independent Catherine Connolly have assembled experienced backroom teams
‘I was hoping for Paul Mescal,’ tourist says after meeting Jim Gavin on campaign trail
But Fianna Fáil candidate has different star power as he brings GAA fame and vision for Áras to South Dublin
Presidential election: Up to 20 names raised as Fianna Fáil runners, says Martin
Taoiseach points to Jim Gavin’s ‘substance’, says belief that candidates need party political experience ‘a new development’
Inside the Fianna Fáil presidential vote: standing ovations, ‘thunderous’ applause and tears
Fianna Fáiler emotion before the vote: excitement; nervousness; giddiness; anticipation; tension
Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin ‘has all the credentials to be fine president’ - Billy Kelleher
MEP, who had contested party’s presidential nomination, says he will canvas every day he can for fomer Dublin football manager
Jim Gavin ‘honoured’ to be selected as Fianna Fáil presidential candidate
Parliamentary party voted by 41-29 favour of GAA stalwart over Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher
Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy
With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage
Independent presidential hopefuls criticise Fine Gael plan to block council nominations
Independents Nick Delehanty and Gavin Sheridan describe party’s move to narrow path for outsiders as undemocratic and disappointing
Bertie Ahern defends legacy but rules out Áras bid: ‘Friends gave money, not robbers or crooks’
Former taoiseach says he respects Fianna Fáil ‘far too much’ to consider run as an Independent
President Geldof, Donnelly or Flatley? Is there still a path to the Áras for an Independent?
Is a route to presidential nomination via the Oireachtas open to anyone else? Theoretically, yes
Áras hopeful Jim Gavin secures backing from five more Fianna Fáil TDs
Declarations bring former Dublin GAA football boss’s support to 30 members of parliamentary party
Presidential election: Heather Humphreys hoping for ‘good clean campaign’
The Fine Gael candidate aims to be ‘a unifying force who brings people together and builds bridges’
Presidential election: Just three weeks for Independent candidates to secure nomination
Nominations due to open on Friday, with polling day expected to be October 24th
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher secures enough support to bid for party’s presidential nomination
Kelleher trails former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin in declared support but says he has enough backers to enter internal party contest
Fianna Fáil’s secret ballot on presidential candidate could yet prove unpredictable
Fine Gael has more certainty as former minister Heather Humphreys set to be confirmed as its candidate on Tuesday
Billy Kelleher allies believe there is ‘route to win’ Fianna Fáil presidential nomination, despite Jim Gavin’s lead
Fianna Fáil will make its choice in a secret ballot of its 71 parliamentary party members next Tuesday
Presidential election: Jim O’Callaghan backs Jim Gavin to be Fianna Fáil candidate
Minister for Justice says former Dublin GAA manager would be ‘uniquely qualified’ to succeed Michael D Higgins
Billy Kelleher says he has ‘enough to offer’ to be Fianna Fáil’s presidential candidate
Ireland South MEP says he has no gripe with Micheál Martin’s decision to back Jim Gavin
Jim Gavin comes with his own presidential parachute and ticks all the boxes
Fianna Fáil faithful are praying the leadership doesn’t make a mess of its amusing plan to win the presidential election though superior tactics
Jim Gavin has support of almost all Fianna Fáil Cabinet members and growing number of backbenchers
Momentum growing behind former Dublin Gaelic football manager with declarations of support from parliamentary party members
Catherine Connolly’s remarks on not trusting ‘US, UK, France’ were in ‘context of Gaza genocide’, she says
Independent TD’s bid for presidency won unanimous backing of People Before Profit party on Sunday
Interest in Jim Gavin says little for Micheál Martin’s faith in his party colleagues
It’s odd that the once-dominant Fianna Fáil lacks an electable politician or former politician embodying its core beliefs
Ex-Dublin manager Jim Gavin gains early momentum in FF presidential nominee race
MEP Billy Kelleher also confirms surprise candidacy, while conservative campaigner Maria Steen indicates interest
Jim Gavin wins backing of two FF ministers as Bertie Ahern declines to rule himself out
Billy Kelleher calls for ‘healthy’ contest as three candidates emerge for nomination
Billy Kelleher confirms presidency run, setting up potential Áras showdown with Jim Gavin
MEP says race is not about ‘coronation’ of a Fianna Fáil candidate, favours competitive process
Growing expectation in Fianna Fáil of Jim Gavin contesting presidential election
Former Dublin football manager ‘ticks a lot of party’s boxes’ and ‘there is a sense he could win’, say sources
Sinn Féin mulls support for Catherine Connolly as it considers options for presidential election
Fianna Fáil figures call for more urgency on candidate selection as Sinn Féin sounds out Rose Conway-Walsh
High Court overturns refusal of permission for Shannon LNG terminal in Co Kerry
Judge proposes to ask An Bord Pleanála to reconsider planning application ‘in accordance with law’
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