Presidential election will be a three horse race

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Wednesday, 24 September 2025 12:11

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The deadline to submit nominations to get on the ballot has now closed.

The three candidates - Jim Gavin, Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly - had signed off on their papers well before today's 12pm deadline. 

Maria Steen was the last hopeful left, and despite a late boost this morning, fell short at the final hurdle with just 18 of the 20 nominations needed.

This year's election will have the lowest number of candidates since 1990, and with the names now confirmed, we'll head to the polls on the 24th of next month.