People Before Profit has joined the Social Democrats in backing Galway West TD Catherine Connolly as a presidential candidate ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has again repeated that the party is considering its options on this year's presidential ...

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Blame it on the good weather. Holding a public meeting in a seaside county on the opening night of a heatwave maybe wasn’t ...

SINN FÉIN LEADER Mary Lou McDonald has refused to rule herself out from running in this year’s presidential election. When ...

MARY Lou McDonald running in the Presidential election is not a media ploy and is being actively considered by Sinn Fein, ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she is not ruling out an Irish presidential run. When asked by reporters about ...

Speculation is intensifying around who could take over the leadership of Sinn Féin amid growing signs that Mary Lou McDonald ...

Sinn Féin chief Mary-Lou McDonald has refused to rule herself out of running to become the next president of Ireland. It ...

Bookmakers have now slashed Mary Lou McDonald's odds considerably, making her the joint third favourite to become the next President of Ireland.

Connolly is the first established politician with a clear path to getting on the ballot paper to throw their hat in the ring.

SF leader says discussions ongoing around the option of selecting a joint candidate supported by left parties to succeed ...