2025 Irish presidential election

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2025 Irish presidential election
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Nominee Catherine Connolly Jim Gavin Heather Humphreys
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Fine Gael
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Incumbent President

Michael D. Higgins
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The 2025 Irish presidential election is due to take place on 24 October 2025. [1] [c] The election will determine the tenth president of Ireland. [4] The incumbent president, Michael D. Higgins, is term-limited, having served the maximum two terms permitted under the Constitution of Ireland.

Contents

Procedure

Presidential elections are conducted in line with Article 12 of the Constitution [5] and under the Presidential Elections Act 1993. [6] The president is elected through instant-runoff voting (described in the constitution as proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote). [7] All Irish citizens entered on the current electoral register are eligible to vote. [5] The 2025 election will be the first presidential election since the 2023 establishment of the Electoral Commission.

Dates

The Constitution requires the election to be not more than 60 days before the end of the term of the incumbent president, which for Michael D. Higgins is 11 November. On 3 September, James Browne, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, signed a ministerial order fixing the date of the election as 24 October 2025. [1] The nomination period will last from 10:00 on 5 September to 12:00 on 24 September 2025. [1] The final day for voter registration is 7 October 2025. [1]

Nominations

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. [6] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011, there is a spending limit by each candidate of €750,000. [8] 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. [9]

Candidate selection

Fine Gael

In March, the Fine Gael leader, Simon Harris, confirmed that the party would nominate a candidate to contest the election. [10] Candidates require the nomination of 20 members of the parliamentary party, 25 party councillors, and 5 members of the executive council. Fine Gael opened nominations for selection as the party candidate on 7 July.

Among those who had declined to run from Fine Gael at that time were Frances Fitzgerald, [11] [12] [13] Enda Kenny, [14] Heather Humphreys [15] and Leo Varadkar. [16]

The nomination period initially closed at 4 pm on 15 July. Mairead McGuinness, former European commissioner and MEP, was the only candidate nominated. She was expected to be ratified at an event in September. [17] [18] However, she withdrew on 14 August, following medical advice. [19]

Following the withdrawal of McGuinness, Fine Gael reopened the nomination process on 18 August 2025. Heather Humphreys and Seán Kelly confirmed that they would seek the nomination. [20] [21] Kelly was unable to secure enough members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party to nominate him for the selection process and withdrew on 1 September. [22] On 2 September, the party confirmed Heather Humphreys as its candidate. [23]

Fianna Fáil

2025 Fianna Fáil nomination for presidential election
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)
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Candidate Jim Gavin Billy Kelleher
Percentage59%41%
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41 / 70
29 / 70

In July 2025, Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil, stated that the party would not run a candidate unless that candidate "would command a very broad consensus or would have a realistic opportunity of getting a significant vote". [24]

Much media speculation has been surrounding Bertie Ahern's potential campaign, [25] [26] [27] with most party supporters surveyed supporting his possible candidacy announcement. [28] [29] On 30 August, Ahern stated that he had not ruled himself out, and that he was disappointed with the Fianna Fáil leadership for failing to express support for him. [30] Other figures who had been speculated for Fianna Fáil selection included Packie Bonner, [31] Geraldine Byrne Nason, [32] Colum Eastwood, [33] [34] Pat "the Cope" Gallagher, [35] [36] Mary Hanafin, [37] [38] Deirdre Heenan, [39] Daniel Mulhall, [40] Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, [41] Pádraig Ó Céidigh, [42] Éamon Ó Cuív, [43] Síofra O'Leary, [44] Peter Power, [45] Louise Richardson [46] and Niall Quinn. [47] [48] Those who ruled themselves out included Micheál Martin, [49] Barry Andrews [50] and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.

On the week of 28 August, both Billy Kelleher, an MEP for South, and Jim Gavin, former manager of the Dublin county football team, announced they would seek the Fianna Fáil nomination. [51] [52] [53] On 30 August, Micheál Martin confirmed his endorsement of Gavin. [54] On 31 August, Mary Hanafin said she would "no longer" be seeking the nomination. Hanafin criticised Fianna Fáil's selection process, stating she felt there was a lack of communication with those interested in contesting. [55] Colum Eastwood also ruled himself out on 31 August. [56] On 4 September, Ahern ruled out his potential campaign. [57] He indicated that it would be unlikely to become the candidate without the support of the Fianna Fáil leadership, describing Martin as "anti-me". [58]

On 1 September, it was reported that musician and social activist Bob Geldof had contacted Martin about the possibility of Geldof standing as Fianna Fáil's candidate in the election. Martin thanked Geldof for his interest but stated that he had already endorsed Gavin and could not alter his support. [59]

Nominations for the Fianna Fáil candidacy closed on 5 September, with Kelleher and Gavin as the only nominees. On 9 September, a meeting was held of the party's TDs, senators and MEPs to select the candidate by secret ballot. [60] Gavin was selected, receiving 41 votes to Kelleher's 29. [61] [62] Some commentators have suggested Kelleher was used as a vote against the leadership of Martin. Kelleher received more voters than his supporters had expected, with him only expected to get between 24 and 27 at most. Kelleher said he supported and endorsed Gavin following his victory. [63] [64] [61]

Joint left-wing candidate

Throughout 2025, left-wing parties discussed running a jointly nominated candidate, with talks involving Sinn Féin, Labour, the Social Democrats, the Greens, and People Before Profit. According to Paul Murphy, however, the viability of a unified bid depended on whether Sinn Féin opt to back a consensus choice or field its own candidate. [65] Amongst those considered as the candidate for the joint ticket were Frances Black, Noeline Blackwell (former CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre), [66] Claire Hanna, [67] and Fintan O'Toole. [68] Eamon Ryan, [69] [70] Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns, [32] [71] and Róisín Shortall all declared early on that they would not enter the running. [72]

Frances Black and Catherine Connolly were considered the two main contenders for the ticket; however, on 24 June, Black ruled herself out of contention. [73]

On 11 July 2025, Catherine Connolly confirmed she would be running for president. [74] The Social Democrats (with 12 Oireachtas members) released a statement later that day stating they would be supporting Connolly. [75] People Before Profit (with 2 TDs), 100% Redress TD Charles Ward, independent TDs Séamus Healy and Brian Stanley and independent senator Eileen Flynn have also confirmed they will support Connolly; including her self-nomination, bringing Connolly to 19 of the 20 nominations required. [76] [77]

On 31 July, following consultation with its membership, the Labour Party decided to support Connolly's candidacy. The support of Labour's 13 Oireachtas members cemented Connolly's nomination. [78] Before backing Connolly, Labour had considered Ivana Bacik, [79] Fergus Finlay, [80] Brendan Howlin [81] and Michael J. Ryan [82] as candidates. Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin had previously ruled himself out of the selection. [83] On 27 August, Alan Kelly stated that although Connolly had received Labour's backing, he would not nominate her, due to concerns about her policies on international relations. [84]

Connolly received the support of Solidarity on 3 September [85] and of the Green Party on 19 September. [86]

On 12 July 2025, the leader of Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald stated that the party was considering its options on the presidential election and would arrive at a decision in the coming weeks. John Finucane, Rose Conway-Walsh, and Pearse Doherty were considered possible Sinn Féin candidates. [87] [88] [89] In March 2025, McDonald had stated that she would not be the Sinn Féin nominee. [90] However, in July she stated the party was "not ruling anything out", including herself as a candidate. [91] [92] [93] On 8 September McDonald once again ruled herself out of the running. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland , she stated that she needed to "lead from the front" while in opposition. [94] [95] Others who declined to run on behalf of Sinn Féin included Jarlath Burns (not a party member), Gerry Adams and Michelle O'Neill. [96] [97] [98] [99] [100]

On 20 September, Sinn Féin announced its support for Catherine Connolly's campaign, with the two main reasons cited for the party's choice being the will not to split the opposition to the Government and the need for a president who would support a referendum on Irish reunification. [101] [102]

Holly Cairns (Social Democrats), Marie Sherlock (Labour), Eileen Flynn, Roderic O'Gorman (Green Party), Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) and Mary Lou McDonald (Sinn Féin) all spoke at Connolly's campaign launch on the 22 September endorsing her candidacy. [103]

Aontú/Joint conservative candidate

In April 2025 Aontú party leader Peadar Tóibín stated that the party would seek to nominate a candidate. [104] [105] In July, Tóibín said Aontú would seek to create a "selection block" or a "nominating caucus" with other small parties and independents who would pick a candidate to represent them using a PR-STV vote. [106] [107] Tóibín has stated he himself will not be the candidate. [105]

On 3 September, Aontú pledged to help conservative activist Maria Steen in seeking a nomination from county councils. [108]

On 10 September, The Irish Times reported 11 members of the Oireachtas, including members of Aontú, were meeting on 11 September to execute Tóibín's nominating caucus idea, with 4 candidates to be considered. [109] While the 11 members would not be able to provide an Oireachtas nomination on their own, Tóibín stated he felt their backing would help the supported candidate gain momentum and would pressure county councils to allow them to stand. [109]

On 18 September, Tóibín confirmed that 11 Oireachtas members had agreed to support Steen however only 8 of those had done so publicly. [110] On 19 September Michael Healy-Rae confirmed that he would nominate Steen bringing the number of named supporters to 9. Tóibín confirmed Healy-Rae brought the number of supporting Oireachtas members to 12 with two more Oireachtas members in discussions. [111] Independent Ireland confirmed on 23 September that their four Oireachtas members would support Steen. On the same date it was confirmed that Danny Healy-Rae, Paul Gogarty and Marian Harkin would also support her, bringing the total number of Oireachtas members to 17. [112]

Non-party/Independent

In March 2025, Peter Casey, a businessman who polled second in the 2018 presidential election, announced his intention to contest the election. [113] On 9 August, businessman Gareth Sheridan confirmed previous reporting that he would be seeking to gain nominations. [114] On 26 August, Nick Delehanty, a dog daycare owner, launched his campaign, seeking the nomination of local authorities. [115]

Independents who declined to run or withdrew

Among independents and non-party figures, those who declined to run included senators Tom Clonan [116] and Sharon Keogan, [117] broadcaster Olivia O'Leary, [118] Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, [119] Seán Gallagher [77] and Michael McDowell. [120] Mick Wallace said he would not run if Catherine Connolly were on the ballot, later endorsing her when she launched. [121] [122] Both Fianna Fáil and Labour were interested in contacting broadcaster Joe Duffy to stand, but Duffy declined. [123] On 18 August, former Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan announced he would not be running, despite previous consideration and some favourable polling. [124]

In December 2023 it was reported that Conor McGregor, a mixed martial artist, was considering running in the election. [125] [126] As to why he would run, McGregor said, "Among many other things, the allocation of our nation's funds has been nothing short of criminal, and without an iota of consideration for the public's thinking. ... Our people feel ignored. Unheard. Until of course election time. Then the waffle begins." [125] A poll that month found that eight per cent of people polled would vote for McGregor for office, while 89 per cent said they would not. [127] On 17 March 2025, McGregor visited the White House at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump, for a Saint Patrick's Day event. During the visit, McGregor claimed that Ireland was "on the cusp of losing its Irishness" due to an "illegal immigration racket". His comments were widely condemned in Ireland. [128] During the visit, he announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the election. [129] Although McGregor's candidacy made international headlines, domestic Irish news sources noted it is extremely unlikely that McGregor would gain access to the ballot; surveys by The Irish Times and Sky News indicated he did not have enough support among councillors or lawmakers to qualify. [130] [131] In August 2025, it was reported that McGregor was considering a legal challenge to the process by which someone can become a presidential candidate outlined in the constitution. [132]

On 29 August Harry McGee of The Irish Times reported that McGregor had not made any effort to contact any county council about securing a nomination and that McGregor was merely "cosplaying" as a presidential candidate online. [133] On 5 September, it was reported that McGregor had written to Roscommon County Council to seek a nomination. [134] He also reportedly sought an audience with Waterford City and County Council, Leitrim County Council, Dublin City Council and Donegal County Council in his attempts to secure a nomination. [135] [136] [137] [138] On 15 September, McGregor announced that he was no longer seeking a nomination for the presidency, [139] stating that he believed the eligibility rules in Ireland's "outdated Constitution" were a "straitjacket" that prevented a "true democratic presidential election being contested". [140]

Senator Aubrey McCarthy said on 20 August that he would "seriously consider" running for president, including the possibility of being the de facto Fianna Fáil or Sinn Féin candidate. [141] However, he did not progress his nomination campaign any further.

Former Riverdance star Michael Flatley announced on 25 July that he would seek to gain the required nominations to enter the race. [142] However, by 5 September, Flatley had announced that he was no longer seeking a nomination. [143]

On 2 September, meteorologist and former RTÉ weather presenter Joanna Donnelly announced she had contacted every local authority to obtain council nominations. However, within 3 days, she withdrew her candidacy following interviews with the media and conversations with politicians. Donnelly admitted during initial media interviews that she had not spoken to anyone from a political background before announcing her candidacy. Following those interviews, she was contacted by Irish politicians who explained that a presidential election requires large-scale resources such as six-figure funding, thousands of volunteers and ideally the backing of political parties. Realising she would not be able to obtain these resources, Donnelly admitted to being out of her depth and unprepared, and withdrew her nomination. [144] [143] [145]

Council nominations

A candidate may be nominated by at least four county councils (including city councils and city and county councils). No council may nominate more than one person. A simple majority of voting councillors is sufficient to support a nomination. Most councils imposed no pre-conditions on prospective candidates who ask for a nomination; however, Fingal County Council required prospective candidates to be proposed by four councillors, and Offaly County Council by two councillors, to be granted an audience and be considered for a presidential nomination. [146] [147]

Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin stated they would allow their councillors to vote in favour of anyone they felt suitable, while Fine Gael stated that their councillors must oppose all nominations. [148] [149] [150]

CandidateResolutionsCouncils
Gareth Sheridan 2 Kerry, [151] [152] Tipperary [153] [154]
Kieran McCarthy 1 Waterford [155]
No candidate27 Carlow, [155] Cavan, [156] Clare, [157] Cork City, [158] Cork County, [159] Dublin City, [158] Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, [160] Fingal, [161] [146] Galway City, [158] Galway County, [153] Kildare, [157] Kilkenny, [157] Laois, [158] Leitrim, [157] Limerick, [157] Longford, [158] Louth, [162] Mayo, [163] Meath, [164] Monaghan, [157] Offaly, [165] Roscommon, [158] Sligo, [164] South Dublin, [166] Westmeath, [157] Wicklow, [153] Wexford [166]
Decision pending1 Donegal
Nomination period ends 12:00 midday on 24 September 2025

Candidates

A number of individuals have declared their intention to seek the necessary nominations to run in the election, and a number of political parties have declared their intention to nominate a candidate. The period for nomination of candidates runs from 5 September to 24 September 2025.

Confirmed candidates

The following candidates have enough pledged nominations from Oireachtas members to stand for election. [167]

PartyPresidential candidateEntry DateCampaignNominated bySources
Independent
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Catherine Connolly [168]
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(campaign)
catherineconnollyforpresident.ie 		79 Oireachtas members:
[170] [76] [87]
[77] [78] [85]
[85] [101]
Fianna Fáil
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Jim Gavin [171]
9 September 2025 Jim Gavin 2025 presidential campaign logo.png
(campaign)
jimgavinforpresident.ie 		Fianna Fáil (67 Oireachtas members) [61] [62]
Fine Gael
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Heather Humphreys [172]
19 August 2025 Heather Humphreys 2025 presidential campaign logo.png
(campaign)
heatherforpresident.ie 		Fine Gael (55 Oireachtas members) [20] [23]

Individual seeking nomination

The following individual has not yet acquired enough declared support for a nomination.

PartyIndividual seeking nominationEntry DateCampaignNominated bySources
Independent Maria Steen
Conservative activist		29 August 2025 2025 Maria Steen presidential campaign logo.png
mariasteen.ie 		17 Oireachtas members:
 [174] [175] [155] [176]

Withdrawn individuals

The following individuals did not gain access to the ballot

PartyPresidential candidateEntry DateExit DateCampaignNominated byNotesSources
Independent
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Peter Casey
  • Entrepreneur
2 March 202522 September 2025Failed to secure four council nominations [113] [177]
Independent Nick Delehanty
  • Businessman
26 August 202522 September 2025Withdrew after failing to secure four council nominations [115] [178]
Independent Joanna Donnelly
  • Meteorologist
  • Weather presenter
2 September 20255 September 2025Withdrew due to lack of preparation for campaign [179] [144]
Independent
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Michael Flatley
  • Dancer
  • Businessman
25 July 20255 September 2025Withdrew due to health and family reasons [144] [142] [143]
Fianna Fáil
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Billy Kelleher
28 August 20259 September 2025Defeated by Jim Gavin in party nomination election [180] [61]
Fine Gael
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Seán Kelly
19 August 20251 September 2025Withdrew after failing to secure enough support to contest party nomination [20] [22]
Independent
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Kieran McCarthy
6 September 202522 September 2025Withdrew after failing to secure four council nominations [182] [183]
Independent
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Conor McGregor
21 March 202515 September 2025Withdrew without stating reason [134] [184] [139]
Fine Gael
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Mairead McGuinness
15 July 202514 August 2025Won party nomination but withdrew following medical advice [17] [19]
Independent Gareth Sheridan
  • Businessman
10 August 202522 September 2025 Gareth Sheridan 2025 presidential campaign logo.jpg
sheridanforpresident.ie 		Withdrew after failing to secure four council nominations [114]

Debates

In June 2025, RTÉ announced that it planned to host a number of programmes in the lead up to the election; Katie Hannon was announced as the presenter. [185]

Unlike in 2011, when a bilingual debate was held, TG4 decided not to hold a presidential debate. Connolly, one of three confirmed candidates as of 14 September, expressed disappointment that no debate would be held in Irish. [186]

2025 Irish presidential election debates
Date BroadcasterModerator Participants
 P Participant   A Absent invitee   Connolly Gavin Humphreys

Opinion polling

Last date
of polling		Polling firm Gavin Humphreys Connolly OtherDon't know Ahern McDonald McGuinness
9 September 2025RedC/Business Post [187] 18%22%17%36%—21%—
8 September 2025 Mary Lou McDonald rules herself out
5 September 2025Ireland Thinks/The Sunday Independent [A] [188] 17%20%13%18% [B] 19%—15%—
5 September 2025Ireland Thinks/The Sunday Independent [189] [188] 18%19%14%—31%—17%—
5 September 2025Ireland Thinks/The Sunday Independent [189] [188] 20%21%20%—39%———
4 September 2025 Bertie Ahern rules himself out
16 August 2025Ireland Thinks/The Sunday Independent [190] —19%18%8%28%14%14%—
14 August 2025 Mairead McGuinness withdraws
31 July 2025Amárach Research [191] ——22%15%—15%20%29%
17 July 2025Daily Irish Mail/Amárach Research [192] ——————45%55%
  1. ↑ The Sunday Independent ran three simultaneous polls, one offering those polled a choice of Connolly, Gavin or Humphreys, one also offering McDonald as an option, and one also offering various independents as additional options.
  2. ↑ Bob Geldof 7%, Maria Steen 3%, Conor McGregor 2%, Nick Delehanty 2%, Peter Casey 1%, Gareth Sheridan 1%, Joanna Donnelly 1%, Michael Flatley 1%

Notes

  1. ↑ The next presidential election after 2025 is due to take place in 2032. In the event of a casual vacancy (by death, resignation or removal from office) an election must be held within 60 days of the vacancy.
  2. 1 2 Catherine Connolly TD, Séamus Healy TD, Brian Stanley TD, Senator Eileen Flynn.
  3. ↑ Contingencies which might delay the election include the death of a nominated candidate [2] or the calling of a Dáil general election. [3]
  4. ↑ Alan Kelly has stated he will not nominate Connolly [84]
  5. ↑ Paul Gogarty TD, Marian Harkin TD, Danny Healy-Rae TD, Michael Healy-Rae TD, Mattie McGrath TD, Carol Nolan TD, Gillian Toole TD, Senator Joe Conway, Senator Sharon Keogan, Senator Rónán Mullen

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