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The 2025 Irish presidential election must take place by Monday, 27 October 2025. The incumbent president, Michael D. Higgins, is term limited, having served the maximum two terms permitted under the Constitution of Ireland. He was elected in 2011 with the support of the Labour Party, and in 2018 on his own nomination as an independent. [1]
To stand for election as president of Ireland, candidates must:
If a member of the Oireachtas or a County or City council nominate more than one candidate, only the first nomination paper received from them will be deemed valid. [2] Presidential elections are conducted in line with Article 12 of the Constitution [3] and under the Presidential Elections Act 1993. [2] The president is elected through instant-runoff voting (described in the constitution as proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote). [4] All Irish citizens entered on the current electoral register are eligible to vote. [3] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011, there is a spending limit by each candidate of €750,000. [5] Candidates who are elected or who reach 12.5% of the vote on their elimination are entitled to a reimbursement of expenses up to €200,000. [6]
| Last date of polling | Polling firm / Commissioner | Bertie Ahern | Frances Fitzgerald | Róisín Shortall | Gerry Adams | Mairead McGuinness | Michael McDowell | Seán Kelly | Catherine Connolly | Fintan O'Toole | Frances Black | Alice-Mary Higgins | None of the above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2025 [a] | Ireland Thinks [9] | 13% | 6% | — | — | 24% | 19% | 5% | — | — | — | — | 33% |
| — | — | 15% | — | — | — | — | 14% | 11% | 10% | 2% | 48% | ||
| 9 December 2024 [a] | Amárach Research [17] | 21% | 29% | 32% | 18% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
