Whatever about his status as greatest Irishman, O’Connell was, through the force of his personality and intellect, ...

Former president Mary McAleese was highly regarded for her political analysis and “extremely generous” with her time to the ...

After all, the last time FF entered the race was 1997 with the surprise candidature of Mary McAleese, selected over former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds. However, the biggest dilemma is the one Sinn Féin ...

Senior figures in Fianna Fáil believe a Mexican stand-off is developing between Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou ...

Fianna Fáil backbenchers believe Northern university professor Deirdre Heenan ‘ticks a lot of Mary McAleese boxes’ as she ...

Mary Hanafin has written to members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party seeking their backing for a presidential run ...

Fianna Fáil should run a candidate in the presidential election, and it will be “an insult” to the office if the party does ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she is not ruling out an Irish presidential run. When asked by reporters about her plans on Monday morning, she said: "We are not ruling anything in or ...

The race for who will be Fianna Fáil’s presidential candidate remains open but party members believe that Derry-based ...

“Mary McAleese was certainly not a household name back then. Her success depended entirely on how successful that short campaign would be in elevating her standing among the public,” said the ...

After all, the last time FF entered the race was 1997 with the surprise candidature of Mary McAleese, selected over former ...

Michael D Higgins was inaugurated as the ninth president in 2011, when he took over from Mary McAleese, and was re-elected in October 2018. Higgins is not eligible to stand again as he will have ...