The race for the Presidency appears to be hotting up with more candidates preparing to declare.

Sinn Féin's Jonathan O'Brien is the frontrunner in the election for the Cork North Central constituency after the first count.

THE pint is poured in one constituency, handed over the counter and drunk in another.

FOREMOST in the minds of politicians and voters alike is Ireland’s prospects for economic recovery, and the means by which to best effect this.

RETIRING Fianna Fáil TD Noel O’Flynn has called on other party colleagues to “make sacrifices” and step aside or move constituency rather than damage running mates’ chances in the election.

THE Fine Gael General Election selection convention for Cork North Central constituency threw up a major surprise when the party’s standard bearer, Bernard Allen, was beaten into second place.

ANOTHER leading Fine Gael politician in Co Cork has announced that he will not be contesting the next general election.

AN ex-Lord Mayor of Cork, allegedly “deserted” by his Fianna Fáil party, is threatening to stand in the election as an independent candidate.

The results of The Evening Echo newspaper’s Red C poll for the Cork North Central constituency released today have shown a fall of 10% for Fianna Fail from 41% to 31%.