Seán Gallagher has suggested he will not take part in Presidential debates that Michael D Higgins does not show up for.

The exercise of Trumpesque businessmen dragons seeking nominations to reside in Áras an Uactharáin is beyond bizarre.

Latest: Peter Casey has secured support from two local councils today meaning he is halfway to getting on the ballot paper for October's presidential election.

Presidential hopefuls struggling to win county council support are set to be thrown a contest lifeline after 17 Independent TDs and senators said they will nominate an agreed candidate - and six said they may follow suit in the coming days.

Independent senator Padraig O'Ceidigh has ruled himself out of running for the presidency.

It appears that Sean Gallagher will be receiving the backing of Leitrim County Council in his bid to run for the Presidency.

Presidential challenger Sean Gallagher has blamed the RTE TV debate of the 2011 election for Aras an Uachtarain as a “vote changer” which altered the outcome of that race.

Should you be blessed with the confidence and competence to consider yourself a suitable fit for the role, here are some of the previous office holders’ credentials, writes Joyce Fegan.

A week out from the Áras election in 2011, Seán Gallagher was miles ahead in the polls. Why is he back for another shot, asks Michael Clifford.

Over recent years the presumptions of the powerful have been rejected in spectacular ways by discontented voters.

The Justice Minister says presidential hopefuls who say they won't take the salary if elected are demeaning the office.

Any examination of the cost of Michael D Higgins’s first term as president should be delayed until after the October presidential election to prevent any bid to politicise the genuine questions being raised.

Further calls have been made to make the President’s travel costs public after it was claimed that Michael D Higgins stayed in a luxury hotel at a cost of €3,000 a night.

A Fianna Fáil TD says he will break the party line and will not be supporting Michael D Higgins for President.

Latest: Joan Freeman was one of three hopefuls making presentations to Waterford Council.

If Fianna Fáil's Eamon O'Cuiv decides to run for President he will have to do it as an Independent candidate, according to one of his fellow TDs.

Sinn Féin will leave their candidate for the Presidential race undeclared until mid-September as the party searches for a figure to challenge Michael D Higgins for the Park.

Barrister and former Fianna Fáil advisor Noel Whelan has announced that he will not be contesting the position of President of Ireland.

Former GAA President Liam O’Neill has announced he will not be a candidate in the Presidential Election.

Businessman and TV personality Gavin Duffy will formally enter the presidential race within a week after leaning heavily on Fianna Fáil to allow councillors to nominate a contender for the role.

The Independent pulled out of the race for the Arás this morning.

Mary Robinson’s presidency was both defining and redefining; it showed what the office could be, and hadn’t been, writes Mary Morrissy

The party will field an opponent to outgoing president Michael D.Higgins

Donald Trump's son-in-law has told a group of congressional interns that the presidential campaign could not have colluded with Russia because the team was too dysfunctional and disorganised to coordinate with a foreign government.

Republican Ted Cruz faces a high-stakes test for his slumping presidential campaign in Tuesday's Indiana primary, one of the last opportunities for the Texas senator to halt Donald Trump's stunning march toward the GOP nomination.

US president Barack Obama has said he is deeply disturbed by the "vulgar and divisive rhetoric" directed at women and minorities, as well as the violence in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Hillary Clinton spent more than $18m (€16.5m) and hired hundreds of employees in the first three months of her presidential campaign, creating a national operation that vastly out-paces her rivals in both parties.

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON’S ambition has never been in question or hidden. 

Two of Hillary Clinton’s senior advisers provided the first preview of the message she plans to convey when she launches her long-anticipated Presidential campaign with an online video today.

Trying to get her presidential campaign back on track, Hillary Clinton says she should have used a government email address while working as the nation’s top diplomat instead of a private one. The admission sought to quell a political furore some Democratic allies say she could no longer avoid.

The Director General of RTÉ has admitted that a series of mistakes were made by the broadcaster on the night of the 'Frontline' presidential debate.

Defeated Presidential Election Candidate Sean Gallagher said that he has "no regrets" about running for the Áras, despite his downfall in the final TV debate and controversy over his Fianna Fáil past.

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has today voiced his support for a public inquiry into the RTÉ 'Frontline' presidential debate.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is today expected to discuss an allegation from an audience member at the RTÉ 'Frontline' presidential debate that his question was changed by a researcher.

President Michael D Higgins has asked for his salary to be cut.

President Michael D Higgins has begun his first full day in office. His first official engagements will include attending a Remembrance Service at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin tomorrow, and crossing the border to visit Derry.

The President-elect Michael D Higgins is set to visit his new home in the Phoneix Park later today.

Fine Gael has announced plans to examine what went wrong with Gay Mitchell’s disastrous campaign for the presidency.

The Government's Chief Whip and Fine Gael TD Paul Kehoe has denied that there is a rift within the party following Fine Gael's poor performance in the Presidential election and the Dublin West by-election.

Mary Davis has said that she did not attend yesterday's formal declaration of the Presidency at Dublin Castle because she was not aware of the protocol involved.

Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Galway city this afternoon as Ireland's new President Michael D Higgins returns home.

Ireland’s President-elect Michael D Higgins has vowed to lead the country in a necessary transformation away from values based on wealth.

Here is an edited version of President-elect Michael D Higgins’ victory speech from the National Count Centre in Dublin Castle after securing 1,007,104 votes.