Overview

• Heather Humphreys launched her campaign at Monaghan Peace Campus, framing three pillars of community, unity and opportunity with Fine Gael leader Simon Harris in attendance.
• She called the humanitarian situation in Gaza “absolutely horrific,” urged a ceasefire, demanded aid access, and pressed for the release of hostages.
• Humphreys affirmed support for Irish neutrality while backing Government plans to change the triple lock, noting the legislation is before the Dáil.
• She said she would vote for Irish unity in any future referendum and cautioned against a narrow, Brexit-style outcome.
• The field includes Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin and independent Catherine Connolly, Sinn Féin has yet to confirm its approach, and polling is set for Friday, 24 October.