A senior Fine Gael minister has insisted that there has been no direction given to councillors to block David Norris' bid to get on the ballot paper for the presidential election.

SUDDENLY Free Derry has thrown up two of the most polarising presidential candidates ever.

WHAT kind of person would be suitable for the office of President? Someone who has an inalienable regard for the Constitution; with a love for the Irish people and their culture; who can represent the Irish people with diplomacy and dignity; with compassion, humility and the ability to listen.

THERE is no statutory regulation around the installation of LPG systems (liquefied petroleum gas).

DANA Rosemary Scallon’s presidential bid hit the rocks again last night as Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny told party members in Longford not to back her.

DANA Rosemary Scallon’s bid to become President should be treated with the greatest caution.

EVEN today, we still do not know whether we are going to have a presidential election. The only thing we do know for sure is that the incumbent Mary McAleese is seeking a second term.

THE Labour Party likes to spin a tale about how it single-handedly ‘transformed’ the office of the President.

DANA Rosemary Scallon is spot on in calling for a specific reference to God in the draft European constitution.

Connacht/Ulster MEP Dana has urged the Irish electorate to vote against the Nice Treaty.