The Race for the Áras Gets Real
9 September - 26 minsThe presidential race has kicked up a gear and, this week, the contest takes centre stage. Fianna Fáil is preparing to unveil its candidate for the Áras, while Fine Gael rallies around Heather Humphreys at the party’s think-in in Mullingar. But the real twist comes from Sinn Féin: Mary Lou McDonald’s withdrawal from consideration yesterday, leaving the party without a runner and creating an opening that independents like Catherine Connolly are moving fast to seize.
Meanwhile, the county council nomination process is proving just as colourful as the national stage. In Tralee, a whole team of hopefuls lined up to woo councillors in what looked occasionally less like politics and more like th...
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