Rather than expecting a major twist, the best we can hope for from tonight's first presidential debate is that it will finally give a sense of what this campaign is all about, Mary Regan writes Unlike debates in more recent elections, which were somewhat crowded affairs, tonight's will have just three candidates, which means a greater spotlight on each individual.
Former Social Protection Minister also said scrapped green paper on reform of disability payments was only ever a consultation document Former Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has promised to head to the Gaeltacht and learn Irish if she is elected president. On Tuesday, Ms Humphreys was confirmed as Fine Gael's nominee to enter the race for the Áras following MEP Seán Kelly's withdrawal from the party's internal contest.
Irish Independent survey puts parachute candidate well ahead of MEP in declared support 71 Fianna Fáil TDs, senators and MEPs to vote next Tuesday to pick nominee for Áras race Heather Humphreys to be confirmed as Fine Gael candidate as Seán Kelly drops out of contest Jim Gavin is finally going to join Fianna Fáil as he emerges as the clear frontrunner to become the party's presidential candidate.
