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From top: Michael D Higgins, Liadh Ní Riada, Seán Gallagher (centre) with wife Trish (right) and head of RTÉ Radio One, Tom McGuire); Gavin Duffy; Joan Freeman; Peter Casey, with daughter Siofra (left) and wife Helen (right); all the candidates

This afternoon.

RTÉ Radio studios, Montrose, Dublin 4.

Presidential candidates gather for the the second radio presidential debate, the first debate to have all candidates present, greeted by Head of RTÉ Radio One, Tom McGuire.

More as wzzzzzzzzzz

Funding and expenses dominate Presidential campaign debate (RTÉ)

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Warning.

This report may contain flash dentistry

This morning

Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin 2

Presidential candidate Seán Gallagher dazzlingly lunveils his official campaign and upgraded gnashers for the Presidency of Ireland.

FIGHT!

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Update:

Former The Apprentice host Bill Cullen (left) and Jackie Lavin (second left) join the candidate and his wife Trish following Mr Gallagher’s address.

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This afternoon.

Epic museum, CHQ, Dublin 2

Peter Casey launches his Presidential campaign with wife Helen (above centre) and from left: Chantelle Doran, Eimear Walsh, Sean Morrin, Keila Costelloe and Rachel Paige, members of the Peter Casey campaign team.

Mr Casey is a Derry-born entrepreneur and television personality, the founder of Claddagh Resources, and an investor on Dragons’ Den.

Millionaire businessman Peter Casey launches presidential campaign (Independent.ie)

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This afternoon.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Leader of Labour Party Brendan Howlin (centre)speaking to the media at the launch of the Labour Campiagn Posters for Michael D Higgins to continue as President of ireland

Mr Howlin said:

“We have negotiated with the Michael D Higgins campaign and we have been allocated a spend of €70,000 from the overall spend.

We spent around €60,000 on the last referendum campaign and that is the sort of spend we expect to put in to the re-election of Michael D Higgins.

In terms of the number of posters, we have an initial run of 4,000. I think there will be a demand for an awful lot more.

Our organisations right across the country are looking to campaign to re-elect the president and an awful lot of people outside the Labour party family want to join us in that work.”

Labour to spend more on Michael D campaign than on abortion referendum (Independent.ie)

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Smithfield Business Centre Dublin. 7

The launch of Gavin Duffy’s Presidential campaign.

He said he would not need to take out a loan on his private house, as he previously stated, because he was not going to spend €200,000 on posters.

He added that he anticipated receiving not more than €50,000 in small donations, but would not accept either corporate or large donations.

Mr Duffy said that he never had a tax issue, a bad debt, or became involved in litigation, and there was nothing in his personal life that could embarrass him.

…Mr Duffy was also questioned about business dealings with Denis O’Brien, saying he had worked less than 40 hours with the businessman.

Duffy launches Presidential Election campaign in Dublin (RTÉ)

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This lunchtime.

RTÉ Radio studios.

Presidential candidates ahead of a lunchtime debate on RTÉ Radio One. From top: Gavin Duffy, Joan freeman, Peter Casey and Liadh Ní Riada.

Earlier: How Was It For You?

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Meanwhile…

This afternoon.

Liadh Ní Riada and the Sinn Féin campaign bus.

Name that vehicle, anyone?

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