"People just want the chance to pick the President. And that's my message to TDs and Senators in this eleventh hour, let the people pick the president," Peadar Tóibín said.

The local authority route is no longer viable after most councils decided not to nominate any candidate, with the majority of councillors from the largest parties choosing to oppose independent hopefuls.

The non-refundable costs were run up on dozens of air fares and hotel stays since the beginning of last year.

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While Simon Harris would have hoped to continue as taoiseach, the foreign affairs portfolio would be far from a consolation prize

The programme for government should include switching off "toxic recommender systems on social media", according to a group that works to counter hate and disinformation

Constituents have labelled proposed hate speech legislation "authoritarian" and complained to TDs that it will make Ireland a "police state"