Kevin Sharkey
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Peter Casey secures place on ballot for presidential election
- Politics
- September 18, 2018, 08:48
Three people who have served as panellists on the Dragons’ Den TV series will be on the ballot paper for next month’s presidential election after busi(...)

Peter Casey receives second council nomination for presidential race
- Politics
- September 17, 2018, 09:55
Clare County Council has become the second local authority to nominate Dragons’ Den star and businessman Peter Casey as a candidate in the forthcoming(...)

Seán Gallagher asks councils to nominate other candidates
- Politics
- September 12, 2018, 15:24
Businessman Seán Gallagher has said he has asked councils who had proposed nominating him for the presidency to back other candidates in the interests(...)

Presidential round up: Full list of who local authorities backed
- Politics
- September 10, 2018
All local authorities have heard from would-be presidential candidates and made decisions on nominations Six candidates will contest the pr(...)

Presidential hopeful Gemma O’Doherty excoriated by Veronica Guerin’s brother
- Politics
- September 10, 2018
Fingal councillor Jimmy Guerin, the brother of Veronica Guerin, excoriated independent presidential candidate Gemma O’Doherty over her allegations the(...)

Kevin Sharkey calls for death penalty for crimes against older people
- Politics
- September 5, 2018, 21:01
The death penalty should be imposed on anybody who harms an old person in their home, according to presidential hopeful Kevin Sharkey. Mr Sharkey was(...)

Government suffering from ‘metrophobia’, says Dublin mayor
- Politics
- September 4, 2018, 01:00
Dublin City Council has urged Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to resist “metrophobia” and allow Dublin to have a directl(...)

Joan Freeman receives presidential nomination from Cork City Council
- Politics
- September 3, 2018, 14:30
Independent Senator Joan Freeman received her first nomination from Cork City Council on Monday night to run for the presidency. Nine Fianna Fáil cou(...)

Gallagher favourite to get first nod for presidential run
- Politics
- September 2, 2018, 20:31
At least 12 county and city councils are expected to hold votes to nominate Independent candidates for the presidential election this week, with busin(...)

Higgins has all the advantages – but is he unbeatable?
- Politics
- September 1, 2018, 00:36
From a situation where it was presumed in many quarters that nobody at all would challenge Michael D Higgins for the presidency, it now seems that a q(...)