Voters share pictures of their pets as they arrive to take part in election and referendum

Q&A: What will the ballot papers look like and what will I be asked?

Next president will be at forefront of marking divisive events such as Partition, Civil War

Michael D Higgins will be a hard act to follow, but the pretenders have impressive CVs

‘We are splitting the vote and lowering the tone,’ says Gavin Duffy

Prime Time’s presidential debate had no winners – and the big losers were its viewers

Viewers of RTÉ presidential debate got an even-handed free for all

All six presidential candidates will feature in RTÉ One’s ‘Prime Time’ debate tonight

President ‘welcomes’ PSNI statement seen as challenging his claim of ‘security concerns’

Aislinne Freeman spoke of same-sex relationship to ‘silence’ Iona Institute claims

Presidential candidate ‘absolutely’ had considered dropping out of race after criticism

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On My Culture Radar: We asked Peter Casey, Gavin Duffy, Joan Freeman, Seán Gallagher, Michael D Higgins and Liadh Ní Riada for their cultural picks

The President is replaying the Mary McAleese playbook of 2004, from setting the agenda to laying down the rules of engagement

President believes remaining years of Decade of Centenaries will provide difficult challenge

It is lowest common denominator stuff, but Casey knows exactly what he is doing

President streets ahead of all challengers in Irish Times poll

In focusing on trivia, the challengers waste time they could be spending making a positive case for themselves

Irish Times opinion poll: President set to be re-elected at his ease

Oireachtas report on mental health services says lack of funding the root of the problems

TDs say President’s team wrong to phone in a clarification when he had not shown up

Patrick Freyne: You could argue that it would be better to run a Rose of Tralee-style pageant

Formal dispatch from candidate not entertained by Higgins ‘for obvious reasons’

Higgins defends use of helicopters as radio debate runs into heavy ground of finances

Gallagher concerned at the ‘extravagance attached to the office’ Michael D Higgins

People are the most important, says Senator Joan Freeman

Donald Clarke dishes out the star ratings for the presidential candidates’ one-minute pitches

People do not want an establishment person as president, says Sinn Féin candidate Liadh Ní Riada

Presidential candidate, on canvass in Cork, says his sole allegiance is to Ireland

Candidate will visit every county and host events such as charity-sponsored walks

Presidential candidate says she would exploit hidden powers and symbolism of the office

Presidential candidate gave €41,000 salary to separate charity in New York she founded in 2015

Businessman says presidency should be as ‘transparent as possible because it is taxpayer’s money’

Presidential candidate says he plunged into Lough Foyle and retrieved golf ball

Pieta House founder funding campaign with €140,000 in loans from US businesspeople

Herbalife was accused by US consumer body of operating like a pyramid scheme

Nominations for election closed at noon on Wednesday, with six names on ballot paper

Nominations closed for election contest, with six candidates in running for presidency

Joan Freeman says she will reveal identities of backers who loaned campaign €120,000

Six candidates will contest the presidential election on October 26th