First presidential debate to take place tonight

As election posters start cropping up all over the county, the first televised debate of the 2025 Presidential Election will take place tonight.

Hosted by Kieran Cuddihy, this special edition of The Tonight Show: Presidential Debate will feature the three confirmed candidates – Catherine Connolly, Jim Gavin, and Heather Humphreys – as they go head-to-head on the key issues shaping the race for Áras an Uachtaráin.

Nominations closed last Wednesday when the three candidates were confirmed.

Since then, they have been making their way around the country on the campaign trail to become Ireland's next president.

The debate will take place on Virgin Media One at 10pm tonight.