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Fianna Fáil to select Presidential Election candidate
Jim Gavin won Fianna Fáil's nomination with 41 votes to 29, securing party leadership backing for the first presidential candidate since 1997.
- Fianna Fáil has selected All-Ireland winning GAA manager Jim Gavin to be its candidate in the Irish presidential election.
- To run for president of Ireland, one must be an Irish citizen aged 35 or older and have the backing of either 20 members of the Oireachtas or four local authorities.
- The president of Ireland acts as the head of state in a largely ceremonial role, representing Ireland at public events nationally and internationally.
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Gaelic football legend wins spot on Ireland’s presidential ballot
DUBLIN — One of the most successful managers in Irish sports history, Jim Gavin, has become the first political outsider to join Ireland’s presidential election. In a secret ballot Tuesday, political novice Gavin was selected by lawmakers of the centrist Fianna Fáil party to contest the Oct. 24 election. He prevailed in a 41-29 vote versus sitting MEP Billy Kelleher. This will be Gavin’s first run for elected office. The unexpectedly close resul…
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