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    Make sure you vote. That was the message from President Michael D Higgins when he visited Bundoran last night. President Higgins visited both Carrick-on Shannon and Bundoran yesterday in the closing stages of the presidential campaign. He said the most important thing is for people to make their…

Five presidential hopefuls are scheduled to address Sligo County Council today in their effort to get on the ballot paper. However, it’s unclear if businesman Sean Gallagher or Pieta House founder Joan Freeman will show up as they already have got the four nominations necessary from local authorities. The others…

Leitrim County Council is expected to back businessman Sean Gallagher at a special meeting next week. Mr. Gallagher was one of a number of presidential hopefuls to make a presentation at the Council yesterday. Following yesterday’s presentations, a date for a special meeting has been set for next Monday. Potential…

A number of Presidential hopefuls are expected to address Councillors in Leitrim at their monthly meeting on Monday including a Donegal GP. Dr. Charles McManus who is originally from Drumshanbo in county Leitrim but based in Dunkineely where he runs the Dunkineely Health centre has written a letter to the…

The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy says his party should give strong consideration to backing and endorsing a suitable candidate to contest the presidential elections. The Midlands North-West MEP says the presidential elections should be contested. And he says the suitable candidate should represent “a modern and progressive vision”: