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‘Somebody has to speak for the Irish people’: Michael Flatley ‘seriously’ considering presidential bid
Businessman has assembled team of advisers and has had contact with ‘some very weighted individuals’
Mairead McGuinness leads the field in a list of potential presidential election candidates, poll shows
Catherine Connolly next most popular in Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, but many voters not engaged in Áras race
Brother of Veronica Guerin criticises Catherine Connolly over nomination of Gemma O’Doherty for 2018 election
Guerin says presidential hopeful made ‘grave error’ in willingness to support O’Doherty, who claimed State was involved in the murder of his journalist sister Veronica
Seán Gallagher says he will not be entering presidential election race
Businessman, who finished second in 2011 campaign, had recently been seen speaking to Independent TDs in Leinster House
Catherine Connolly’s Áras campaign begins with a very ‘soft launch’
Independent TD got a cheer from the Gaza protesters corralled beyond Buswell’s Hotel
Irish-Syrian activists ask Labour not to support Connolly’s presidential bid
Galway West TD Catherine Connolly officially confirmed her candidacy on Tuesday
Just 14% of voters feel Government successfully tackling country’s problems
Analysis: Fine Gael support is close to a historic low and depends on older and middle-class voters
Catherine Connolly launches presidential bid saying she wants to ‘empower people to find their own voices’
Galway West TD defended her record, including a trip she took to Syria during dictator Bashar al-Assad’s time in power
Battle for the Áras gets under way
The race for the presidency gathered pace on Tuesday with Fine Gael nominating former European commissioner Mairéad McGuinness to be its candidate
Tariffs: why has Donald Trump threatened the EU again?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan: Will Labour support Catherine Connolly’s bid for presidency
Labour must decide if messy break-up with Catherine Connolly is salient factor in presidential backing
Former Labour member will have her work cut out to win over some current party TDs
Catherine Connolly gathers support for Áras run
Galway West TD looks set to secure sufficient political backing, even without Labour support
‘Don’t call us, Mick Wallace, we’ll call you’: The presidential contest fails to ignite
Catherine Connolly is now in the running, and Fine Gael has a name for the ballot paper. None of the other big parties does at this stage
Who is Catherine Connolly? The outspoken left-wing campaigner running for president
A critic of ‘warmongering’ and a Gaeilgeoir, Independent TD was not in the mix during Coalition talks
Could Mary Lou McDonald be about to enter the presidential race?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Catherine Connolly says she plans to launch presidential election bid next week
Veteran Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher says he is considering seeking Fianna Fáil nomination to run
Opposition parties likely to announce own preferred presidential candidate rather than agreed one
Greens and SF say internal deliberations not yet completed and it could be late summer before they declare intentions
Left-wing Opposition parties to meet to consider joint candidate for presidency
Some people find idea of Mary Lou McDonald candidacy ‘very exciting’, Pearse Doherty says
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
TD apologises over remarks ‘wrongly’ comparing British army in Ireland with Israeli actions in Gaza
Tánaiste rejects claims Government not doing enough for Palestinian people
Legislation to support survivors of residential abuse ‘a huge breach of trust’, says Opposition
TDs on Wednesday night passed the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill by 87 votes to 71
‘Hands off Ireland’s neutrality’: Government warned changes to triple-lock system will be fought
Coalition proposing to remove need for formal UN approval when State seeking to send more than 12 troops overseas
‘Disgusting thing to do’: Tommy Tiernan objects to proposed Connemara offshore wind farm
Project envisages 30 turbines over a 1,000 feet in height
Aontú ‘actively considering’ running candidate in presidential election
Peadar Tóibín says party examining candidates but aware it will be ‘difficult’ to get on ballot paper
Independent senator Aubrey McCarthy expresses interest in possible Áras run
Businessman and charity co-founder the latest person to reveal they are considering presidential tilt
Left-wing parties intensify discussions on joint candidate for presidential election
Leaders of Labour Party, Sinn Féin, Green Party and Social Democrats, as well as a representative from People Before Profit, expected to attend talks on Wednesday
Galway West constituency candidates list: Can Gráinne Seoige inherit vote from retiring poll-topper Éamon Ó Cuív?
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell finished third in 2020 but may face a bigger battle this time around
Aircraft carrying weapons possibly violated Irish sovereign airspace while trying ‘to save fuel’, Tánaiste suggests
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy accuses Government of not regarding overflights by aircraft holding munitions ‘to be a serious matter’
Hundreds of mother and baby home survivors receive first redress payments
Landmark scheme was finally opened in March after delays and criticism
‘What planet are you on?’ Tánaiste in angry outburst at left-wing TDs over neutrality and Middle East
Micheál Martin says ‘self-righteousness of the far left in this country really frustrates me’
Nine counties have no refuge for women, children suffering domestic violence - SF leader
Taoiseach says domestic abuse has become ‘absolute priority’ since Minister for Justice Helen McEntee addressed issue
TD’s daughter not allowed make savings investment because of family relationship to him
Anti-money laundering legislation presumes politicians ‘guilty until proven innocent’, Dáil told
State and institutions actively participated in narrative to ‘defame’ Stardust families, Dáil hears
Independent TD and barrister Catherine Connolly excoriates ‘self-serving’ reports where ‘the powerful protect the powerful’
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