Overview

• McGregor has not secured endorsements from either 20 members of the Oireachtas or four county councils, keeping him off the ballot as of August 11.
• His petition, launched on August 4, has drawn over 14,750 signatures in an effort to amend the constitution’s nomination requirements.
• Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien said the constitution clearly defines the nomination process and added that he does not expect McGregor to be nominated.
• Former EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness and independent Catherine Connolly have already qualified for the ballot, while Michael Flatley filed a High Court affidavit declaring his own nomination intentions.
• McGregor is considering a constitutional legal challenge that could test Ireland’s eligibility rules for future presidential candidates.