2025 in Irish politics

The 2025 Irish presidential election took place on Friday, 24 October 2025, to elect a new president of Ireland. The incumbent president, Michael D. Higgins, was term-limited, having served the maximum two seven-year terms permitted under the Constitution of Ireland. The nominated candidates were Catherine Connolly (independent), Jim Gavin, and Heather Humphreys. All three were nominated by members of the Oireachtas rather than by county or city councils. The 1990 Irish presidential election had been the last to feature only three candidates, and also the last to feature no candidates nominated by councils.