Second poll puts Higgins ahead, Gallagher second

Presidential hopeful Michael D Higgins is on course to take a quarter of the vote, with independent candidate Sean Gallagher in second place in the race, according to an opinion poll.

With the top three completed by Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness on 16%, the PaddyPower/Red C poll backs up trends with the surprise performance by Mr Gallagher.