ieExplains: What will happen in the run-up to the presidential election?

Housing minister James Browne is expected to sign the election order on Wednesday. Following the signing of the election order, the nomination process will open. Picture: iStock
The presidential election is finally starting to heat up, with the field of candidates becoming clearer.
Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys was confirmed as her party’s candidate on Tuesday and joins Catherine Connolly on the ballot paper.