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Reporter @IrishTimes jade.wilson@irishtimes.com Threema ID: M9TDMCRW
Sep 18, 2018 12 tweets 4 min read
So the date for the 2018 Presidential Election has been set. October 26th.

The candidates are Seán Gallagher, Gavin Duffy, Joan Freeman, Liadh Ní Riada, and Michael D Higgins.

Here's some info on each of them: Seán Gallagher:
-entrepreneur/millionare/founder of Smarthomes, which received 830k in State grants
-Dragon's Den reality tv personality
-came 2nd in 2011 election after false tweets were read on air about business dealings & changed public opinion
-member of FF 1981-2011