After a colourful campaign, a Higgins cakewalk
Mystery loans, expensive hotel stays, old skeletons in closets and Riverdancing across the world: the 2018 race for the Áras had something for everybody. Michael Brennan and Hugh O’Connell report
The presidential election campaign effectively began in August last year, after Sunday Business Post columnist Elaine Byrne wrote a column warning that President Michael D Higgins had to stick to his promise of serving a single term only.
“The 2018 presidential election is not a priority for Fine Gael. If Michael D runs again, he ...