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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’

Incumbent criticised over use of Government jet but holds huge poll lead as campaign nears end

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

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

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

The Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll analysis

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

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

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

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

Sinn Féin candidate tells supporters next great debate will be on a united Ireland

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

Labour leader says party will act as ‘ground troops’ in upcoming presidential election