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Irish presidential election
Presidential debate: Connolly did not know she would be meeting pro-Assad militia leader on Syria visit
Catherine Connolly was pictured in the same group as Saed Abd Al-Aal, who led a pro-Assad armed group in Yarmouk, when she visited Syria in 2018

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly urges supporters to use their vote, as 'polls don't win elections'
Catherine Connolly urges supporters to use their vote, as 'polls don't win elections'
Ms Connolly was speaking at a panel discussion, which focused on human rights for disabled people and carers

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025

Humphreys takes legal advice as Paul Murphy launches defamation case over debate remarks
Humphreys takes legal advice as Paul Murphy launches defamation case over debate remarks
Paul Murphy has filed High Court proceedings against Heather Humphreys, alleging defamation over remarks made during an RTÉ debate

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
'I was the braver person' to drop controversial paper on disability reforms, says Heather Humphreys
The green paper, published by then social protection minister Ms Humphreys, included proposed changes to disability payments, with the establishment of a three-tiered system

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Connolly takes commanding lead over Humphreys in presidential race, new poll shows
Independent candidate Catherine Connolly holds a strong lead just over a week before polling day

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fáil appoints panel to review botched Jim Gavin presidential election bid
Fianna Fáil appoints panel to review botched Jim Gavin presidential election bid
Tom Brabazon, Eamon Scanlon, Margaret Murphy O’Connor, and chairman Ciaran O’Loughlin SC will bring specific proposals back to the party by November 12

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Catherine Connolly says her presidential election campaign has Fine Gael ‘very worried’
Left-wing Independent TD said: 'This movement is gaining momentum with every day, every minute, every hour'

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Heather Humphreys rules out Dáil return if she loses presidential election
Heather Humphreys rules out Dáil return if she loses presidential election
Presidential hopeful Heather Humphreys says her bid for the Áras is her final political act, ruling out a Dáil return

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Paul Hosford: Strange choices during Heather Humphreys' last-ever political campaign 
Fine Gael presidential candidate had just two engagements on Wednesday, in one of which she addressed a transition year class about a tricolour campaign she launched when they were aged about 5 or 6 

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Louise Burne: Harvey’s grieving family deserve better than parties going through the motions
Louise Burne: Harvey’s grieving family deserve better than parties going through the motions
Aontú's motion of no confidence in the Tánaiste, and the Government's own confidence motion designed to forestall it, achieve precisely zero for children with spinal issues

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

The Tonight Show Presidential Debate hosted by Virgin Media Television
Richard Hogan: There's more to life than the presidential race — especially for the candidates
For a political race that really has no power at the end of a potentially life-altering, chaotic pursuit, one would be wise to wonder, why bother? 

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Heather Humphreys confirms she attended an event which is being investigated by gardaí
Presidential candidate said gardaí stated 'there was absolutely no wrongdoing on behalf of anybody that attended that event'

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election 2025
Sarah Harte: Our presidential contest illustrates just how far Irish women have come
They couldn't be more different, but Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys were both born into an Ireland that was downright hostile to women 

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Constant stream of presidential debates beginning to feel like 'Groundhog Day'
Last year's general election saw just two broadcast debates. The presidential election has already seen five debates, and there's over a week to go

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Busy day for presidential candidates on the campaign trail
Busy day for presidential candidates on the campaign trail
Catherine Connolly was whisked around Kildare, while Heather Humphreys focused on Dublin city centre.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Heather Humphreys stands over comments about Paul Murphy despite threat of legal action
The People Before Profit TD has formally sent a legal letter to the presidential candidate

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Heather Humphreys again denies political interference in animal cruelty case
Ms Humphreys said a case in which she received a letter from a family member of a farmer had been 'well aired', and she passed the letter on to the Department of Agriculture without comment or a covering letter

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Family of Shane O'Farrell reject that Heather Humpreys did 'all she could' to advocate for him 
Family of Shane O'Farrell reject that Heather Humpreys did 'all she could' to advocate for him 
The 23-year-old cyclist died in August 2011

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Fine Gael eyes centre-left as accusations of smear campaign gather momentum 
Fine Gael now faces a key challenge in the days ahead, as a narrative grows that it is engaging in a smear campaign

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Paul Murphy threatens legal action over Heather Humphreys' 'grossly defamatory' remarks 
Paul Murphy threatens legal action over Heather Humphreys' 'grossly defamatory' remarks 
The People Before Profit TD has formally sent a legal letter to the presidential candidate

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly accuses Fine Gael of 'engendering a negative campaign' 
Catherine Connolly accuses Fine Gael of 'engendering a negative campaign' 
Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys over the weekend distanced herself from the party's former minister Ivan Yates, following comments he made on a podcast

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Heather Humphreys sticks with her portrayal of Catherine Connolly as a far-left politician
Heather Humphreys sticks with her portrayal of Catherine Connolly as a far-left politician
This led to Ms Connolly accusing the Fine Gael candidate of using 'the politics of fear' and 'the politics of smear'

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Let's stop putting employment barriers in front of people with criminal convictions
Let's stop putting employment barriers in front of people with criminal convictions
Understanding Garda vetting — what it is and what it isn't — is one of the first steps we must take towards rehabilitating those of us who have made mistakes

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Catherine Connolly accuses Heather Humphreys of using 'politics of fear' in heated debate
Ms Humphreys cited Ms Connolly’s alignment with former MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.

Sun, 12 Oct, 2025

Running for president in Ireland? Prepare to have your past — and your sanity — tested
Running for president in Ireland? Prepare to have your past — and your sanity — tested
Running for the presidency can turn from an honour into an ordeal, where every past misstep is exhumed and magnified beyond recognition

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Fianna Fáil’s campaign chaos exposed the cracks long hidden in Micheál Martin’s leadership
Jim Gavin’s abrupt exit from the presidential race has left Fianna Fáil reeling — and Micheál Martin’s leadership looking shakier than ever

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Theresa Reidy: Three reasons for the brutality of presidential elections
are tests of human endurance and discipline. Uniquely in the Irish electoral landscape, candidates are subjected to the most intense and invasive scrutiny of every aspect of their lives.  There are three reasons for this.

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Joe Brolly attends the game 17/3/2024
Heather Humphreys hits out at Joe Brolly's 'misogynistic' gesture
'I will stand up for mná na hÉireann against that type of intimidation,' candidate says as podcaster apologises for 'childish, crude, and inappropriate gesture' 

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Jim Gavin repays €3,300 owed to tenant 
Jim Gavin repays €3,300 owed to tenant 
A source close to the former tenant, Niall Donald, confirmed Mr Gavin had repaid him the €3,300

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly on hopes, fears, and daily routines
Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly on hopes, fears, and daily routines
Getting to know more about our two presidential candidates with questions about everything from morning routines and earliest memories to biggest fears

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Watch: Micheál Martin speaks about presidential election candidates during visit to Millstreet
Watch: Micheál Martin speaks about presidential election candidates during visit to Millstreet
Taoiseach responds to media questions about his views on the remaining candidates during his visit to the 43rd National Dairy Show

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

FIANNA FAIL REPUBLICAN PARTY SIGN
Fianna Fáil cancels draw to fund Jim Gavin's presidential campaign
All contributions to the national draw, which was slated to take place on October 29, will be refunded, a party spokesperson has told the 'Irish Examiner'

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Technically, Jim Gavin could still win this election
It's an unforeseen situation to have a candidate who has withdrawn on the ballot paper — what happens to the votes and the preferences — and can it be challenged?

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Pressure on presidential candidates to redraw focus on campaign
Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys will continue to pound the pavements for the next fortnight 

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

The Mick Clifford Podcast: A week and a half — Budget blues and Gavin gone
The Mick Clifford Podcast: A week and a half — Budget blues and Gavin gone
Paul Hosford joins Mick to unpack Jim Gavin’s sudden exit from the presidential race and the fallout from Budget 2026

 Listen | Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

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Father helping son with his homework
Bernard O'Shea: Five things the President of Ireland can do that parents have to do all the time
The Irish President has surprising constitutional powers — but most of them look suspiciously like everyday parenting duties

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Catherine Connolly clarifies she would not hire someone on the sex offenders list
It followed Ms Connolly's comments during a Newstalk interview saying she would have to 'reflect' when asked if she would hire a rapist to Áras an Uachtaráin

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fail president
‘Devastated’ Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil for Jim Gavin fiasco as party orders review
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he is 'devastated' by the collapse of Jim Gavin’s campaign as Fianna Fáil launches internal review

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Paul Hosford: Micheál Martin has been damaged, but he has a lot more fight left in him
Paul Hosford: Micheál Martin has been damaged, but he has a lot more fight left in him
After the Jim Gavin debacle, Micheál Martin faces anger within Fianna Fáil — but his instinct for survival endures

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Virus Outbreak Germany
Heather Humphreys campaign team uploads new video of Belfast trip after 'mistake'
Original video used a clip of the Bundestag in Berlin, with a German flag visible flying above, instead of Belfast City Hall

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach: 'I’m not responsible for everything that unfolded' around Jim Gavin’s exit 
Taoiseach: 'I’m not responsible for everything that unfolded' around Jim Gavin’s exit 
Mr Gavin withdrew from the presidential campaign on Sunday evening after he failed to address questions surrounding €3,300 he did not repay to a former tenant

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Virus Outbreak Germany
'Mistake' made as Humphreys deletes video with German parliament building
On Wednesday, Ms Humphreys campaign uploaded a video of the visit, but in place of footage of Belfast City Hall, the video used a clip of the Bundestag in Berlin, with a German flag visible flying above

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Was it hubris that led Micheál Martin to dismiss Jim Gavin’s deficits?
Mick Clifford: Was it hubris that led Micheál Martin to dismiss Jim Gavin’s deficits?
While it appears unlikely that someone will emerge to take on a damaged Mr Martin, his departure will no longer be on his own terms

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fail president
Irish Examiner view: Jim Gavin crisis overshadows Budget 2026
Fianna Fáil TDs, including some in Taoiseach Micheál Martin's Cork base, criticise party's presidential election fiasco

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Jim Gavin tenant row shows a generational divide
The substance of the allegations against Jim Gavin deserve scrutiny because this issue is familiar to so many people 

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election 2025
Tenant issue was raised with Jim Gavin in early September — Jack Chambers
Jack Chambers said he would urge Jim Gavin to repay any funds still owed to his former tenant and that he had not spoken to him since Sunday

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Kieran Shannon: Jim Gavin a great football man not cut out for the senior hurling of politics
S Kieran Shannon: Jim Gavin a great football man not cut out for the senior hurling of politics
The scale of Jim Gavin’s fall and fallout means the private and public rehabilitation will take a long time.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
ieExplains: Will Jim Gavin's name stay on the presidential election ballot paper?
The former Dublin football manager dropped out of contention late on Sunday night

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Micheál Martin put ‘extensive pressure’ on Fianna Fáil TDs to back Jim Gavin
Micheál Martin put ‘extensive pressure’ on Fianna Fáil TDs to back Jim Gavin
Fianna Fáil TD James O’Connor criticises party leadership, saying intense pressure and poor judgment led to Jim Gavin’s failed presidential bid

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Irish Examiner view: Huge fallout from gamble on Jim Gavin
The perceived lack of a robust selection process angered and baffled many within his own party, and it was seen by political observers as an unwise gamble

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

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