Overview

• In the first full day of campaigning, the candidates are canvassing in Dublin, Laois and Limerick, with rallies and local events scheduled.
• Catherine Connolly, backed by left-leaning parties, pitches compassionate diplomacy and says she would use the role to advocate for Irish reunification.
• Heather Humphreys begins in Portlaoise before events in Limerick, calling housing supply the country's biggest challenge.
• Jim Gavin canvasses in Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire, pledging to be a positive force that highlights national achievements and protects the vulnerable.
• The field is the smallest since 1990 after Maria Steen fell two Oireachtas nominations short, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin rejecting claims her exclusion was anti-democratic.