"Three candidates have been nominated by parties via the Oireachtas route - Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin"
"Roscommon, Longford, Cork City, Galway City and Dublin City councils yesterday opted not to nominate anyone"
"The presidential race has narrowed, with a number of local authorities deciding not to nominate any potential Independent candidates... and presidential candidates are pulling on their wellies, and hopefully leaving the white trousers at home, for a day at the Ploughing."
Three candidates, Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin, secured nominations via the Oireachtas route. Several local authorities, including Roscommon, Longford, Cork City, Galway City and Dublin City, opted not to nominate any candidates, narrowing the field of potential Independents. Campaigning continued at the Ploughing Championships where candidates wore wellies and adopted informal attire for the agricultural event. Local council nomination choices and party-backed Oireachtas nominations are shaping the composition of the presidential contest, reducing the likelihood of additional Independent entries from the councils that declined to nominate.
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