The presidential election race has been thrown into uncertainty by the shock announcement by former European Commissioner ...

Former EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness has withdrawn from the Irish presidential election over health issues. McGuinness, ...

Fine Gael presidential candidate Mairead McGuinness has announced that she is withdrawing from the presidential race.

Heather Humphreys has emerged as the preferred candidate to contest the presidential election for Fine Gael following Mairéad ...

HEATHER Humphreys would make an “excellent candidate” for Irish President, according to Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae. His ...

MEP Seán Kelly says he's reconsidering whether to run for the presidency after Mairead McGuinness withdrew from the running ...

Mairead McGuinness, the Fine Gael contender to run in Ireland's Presidential election this year, has withdrawn from the race, ...

DUBLIN — Former EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, the early front-runner to become Ireland’s next president, on Thursday ...

Any hope that Irish politics had retired for its quiet “silly” season in August became a fallacy on Thursday afternoon. The ...

After Mairead McGuinness' withdrawal from consideration for the Irish presidency, attention turns to who could replace her in ...

Fine Gael is re-examining its approach to the presidential contest following the shock withdrawal of party candidate Mairead McGuinness on health grounds.

Former EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness will be Fine Gael's candidate for the presidential election, while Independent TD Catherine Connolly is expected to launch her own campaign for the Presidency ...