Who forced the presidential election?

Peter Joseph Casey,Gavin Duffy, Joan Freeman, Seán Gallagher and Liadh Ní Riada but more specifically Gavin Duffy.

Gavin Duffy and his wife Orla handing in his nomination papers for the Presidential Election. More at 530 on @VirginMediaNews pic.twitter.com/0fHzlbzag6

— AislingNiChoisdealbh (@AislingNiCTV) September 21, 2018

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 12^th September 2018
Seán Gallagher Wexford County Council 1

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 17^th September 2018
Seán Gallagher Leitrim County Council 2

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 18^th September 2018
Joan Freeman Galway City Council 1

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 19^th September 2018
Seán Gallagher Cavan County Council 3

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 21^st September 2018
Peter Joseph Casey Clare County Council 1
Joan Freeman Cork City Council 2

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 21^st September 2018
Joan Freeman Fingal County Council 3

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 21^st September 2018
Gavin Duffy Meath County Council 1
Gavin Duffy Carlow County Council 2
Gavin Duffy Waterford City and County Council 3
Gavin Duffy Wicklow County Council 4

Gavin Duffy and his wife Orlaith Carmody arrive to Custom House to lodge his nomination papers for the race for the Áras pic.twitter.com/mu2ijz5xjN

— Kacey O'Riordan (@KaceyORiordan) September 21, 2018

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 24^th September 2018
Liadh Ní Riada Oireachtas Members 20
Liadh Ní Riada
Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 24^th September 2018
Michael D Higgins Own nomination as retiring President

'I am asking people to place their confidence in me' - Michael D. Higgins submits his nomination papers for Presidential electionhttps://t.co/5FBSeK0jpV pic.twitter.com/YgimuGeQpj

— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) September 24, 2018

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 25^th September 2018
Peter Joseph Casey Limerick City and County Council 2
Peter Joseph Casey Tipperary County Council 3
Peter Joseph Casey Kerry County Council 4
Seán Gallagher Roscommon County Council 4
Seán Gallagher Mayo County Council 5
Joan Freeman Galway County Council 4

Seán Gallagher is at the Custom House to lodge his presidential election nomination papers.

He’s being accompanied by his wife Trish and their two children Bobby and Lucy. #áras18 pic.twitter.com/gq3bOMAgBT

— Hayley Halpin (@HayleyHalpin1) September 25, 2018

Joan Freeman the third presidential contender dropping off their nomination papers to the returning officer this morning pic.twitter.com/NBGNJWPBrW

— Jack Power (@jackpowerIT) September 25, 2018

Nomination papers from @TipperaryCoCo, @LimerickCouncil, @kerrycouncil and @ClareCoCo officially handed in #Aras18 #PeterForPresident pic.twitter.com/cMBxRR71jp

— Peter Casey (@CaseyPeterJ) September 25, 2018

Public Notice Nomination of Candidates, 25^th September 2018
Gemma O’Doherty Laois County Council 1

Presidential Election – Ruling on Nominations

During the ruling,
the Presidential Returning Officer examined the nomination papers in the order in which they were received to ascertain whether the candidates were validly nominated.