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Who will be Ireland’s ‘first gentleman’?
Catherine Connolly and her husband Brian McEnery in June 2004, when she was elected mayor of Galway. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy
Ellen Coyne and Andrew Hamilton take a look at the men behind the women running for the Áras.
Both Eric Humphreys and Brian McEnery are media-shy but strongly supportive of their wives’ careers.
Humphreys votes in Monaghan
Heather Humphreys, accompanied by her daughter Eva and granddaughter Charlotte, has cast her vote in the presidential election. Video: Chris Maddaloni
Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys has cast her vote in Monaghan, alongside her daughter Eva and granddaughter Charlotte.
Three names on the ballot
Three candidates, including Jim Gavin who ceased his campaign, are on the ballot paper today. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times
There are three names on the ballot paper today: Catherine Connolly, Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys.
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