TV chat-show host and standup comedian, Tommy Tiernan was one of 177 third parties to lodge submissions with ACP

Candidates from outside the world of politics include GAA President Jarlath Burns (16/1) and RTÉ presenter Miriam O’Callaghan (20/1).

The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll saw a list of 14 potential presidential candidates put to the public with the question: 'Which of the following would you vote for in an Irish Presidential election in 2025?'

Do you know which character Coughlan's co-star in Derry Girls, Tommy Tiernan, plays?

The firms of comedians including Neil Delamere, Jason Byrne and Tommy Tiernan showed a marked improvement on 2021

Court hears that the singer was arrested after a garda received a phone call from a motorist who said he 'went around the bend on the wrong side of the road'