Fine Gael to decide on Áras nominee today

THE tight three-way battle for the Fine Gael presidential nomination comes to a head today as party members and hierarchy decide who will lead their bid for the Áras.

Fine Gael will gather in north Dublin today to decide the party candidate, which will be decided by TDs, senators and MEPs (70%), councillors (20%) and the executive council (10%).

There are a total of 632 votes between parliamentarians, councillors and the executive council. The party is less one parliamentarian vote after the whip was removed from TD Denis Naughten.