Catherine Connolly formally announces bid to seek election for presidency
‘I was taken aback by the support I received, I wasn’t expecting that level of support from people across the country’
Mairead McGuinness
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
Race for presidency gathers pace with two candidates confirmed while Declan Ganley said to be seeking support
Aontú eyes coalition of TDs and Senators to nominate presidential candidate
‘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
Could Mary Lou McDonald be about to enter the presidential race?
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Joe Duffy rules himself out of presidential race
Former RTÉ broadcaster wished to make it ‘absolutely clear’ he would not run for Áras
Aontú has held talks with two high-profile people on presidency but won’t divulge their names
Michael O’Leary rules out a bid for ‘the most useless, wasteful job’, but says he would endorse Mairead McGuinness for the position
Expense claims by Mairead McGuinness ‘legal and ethical’, Simon Harris says
Fine Gael politician claimed €800,000 for space she owns which served as a constituency office during her 16 years as an MEP
Why does Ireland’s presidential race still have no one at the starting line?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Michael O’Leary calls for Ursula von der Leyen’s resignation amidst French airport strikes
Ryanair chief executive rejects presidential run rumours, backs Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness
Fianna Fáil sounds out possible presidential runners, but may not nominate candidate, says Micheál Martin
Political parties no longer have ‘own entitlement’ to the presidency, says Taoiseach
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
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly ‘could do a lot’ as president but stops short of declaring run
The highest honour in Ireland but a big change of lifestyle, says MEP, as speculation builds over potential party candidates
Eastwood faces big hurdles for Áras but observers of the MP in Westminster say he has an edge
Charismatic former leader of SDLP, currently MP for Foyle, is considering a run for the Irish presidency this autumn
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
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So far nobody wants the Presidency and its quarter-of-a-million euro salary. Why?
Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists
The phoney war for the Áras: are the parties leaving it too late to declare?
The pattern of when presidential candidates are announced is not consistent
Mairead McGuinness elected to senior European People’s Party position
Fine Gael politician secures one of 10 ‘vice-presidency’ roles in European People’s Party
Frances Fitzgerald rules out seeking nomination to run for presidency
Simon Harris spoke to the former minister and MEP about possibility of being Fine Gael’s candidate
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
Fine Gael nominates Mairead McGuinness to run for EPP vice-president role
Longford-Westmeath TD Micheál Carrigy has been elected as parliamentary party chairman
As the global AI race intensifies, Europe tries to close the large gap
At a summit in Paris, the EU pledges to start putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to artificial intelligence
What kind of president do voters want when Michael D Higgins' term ends and who might run?
Mairead McGuinness, Heather Humphreys, Bertie Ahern, Tommy Tiernan and Conor McGregor among names bandied about
Mairead McGuinness to take up non-profit role during EU ‘cooling off’ period
Outgoing Irish commissioner gets clearance for unpaid role with ‘inspirational’ European Forum Alpbach
Fifteen of 35 Fine Gael TDs who won in 2020 will not run again. What does this mean for the party?
Party could use departures as opportunity to put forward more women candidates
EU to delay Basel bank trading reforms as US revisits plans
Mairead McGuinness says one-year deferral of market risk rules will preserve ‘level playing field’
Mairead McGuinness defends Ursula von der Leyen amid Irish backlash over Gaza
European Commission president should be ‘judged by her record in the round’, says Ireland’s EU Commissioner in advance of informal summit
Other EU countries have banned foreign property buyers to ease housing crises. Should Ireland do the same?
Banning individual foreign purchases of properties would be open to ‘significant legal challenge’, official sources say
Europe ‘lagging’ rivals due to slow capital market reforms, says McGuinness
Commissioner warns that progress towards single capital market at EU level had been ‘too slow and too modest’
Ireland misses out on bid to host new EU anti-money laundering agency
Frankfurt chosen to host headquarters that will bring at least 400 jobs
Ireland faces battle to secure EU anti-money laundering agency
Intense horse-trading ahead of decision to allocate anti-money laundering agency that would bring 400 jobs
Leaked Mairead McGuinness letter warns of Russian sanctions evasion
Governments must crack down on companies responsible for banned goods reaching Russia, Mairead McGuinness has warned
Miriam Lord’s Week: Maria Walsh fires early shots in skirmish with Barry Cowen
TD for Laois-Offaly sees off Niall Blaney and Lisa Chambers to run for Fianna Fáil in the Midlands North-West constituency in the EU elections, but he won’t be riding into the sunset just yet
Next EU commissioner will be Fianna Fáil nominee, says party leader Micheál Martin
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will not be drawn on whether he will push for second term for Fine Gael colleague Mairead McGuinness
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