This Friday, the 24th of October, the people of Ireland will go to the polls to elect our next President.

The electorate will decide whether Independent candidate, Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys succeed Michael D Higgins in Áras an Úachtaráin.

The name of Jim Gavin, Fianna Fáil’s candidate who withdrew from the race on the 5th of October, remains on the ballot paper.

That means there will still be three names on the ballot, even though only two candidates remain active in the campaign.

For some guidance ad advice on all this, Alan Morrissey spoke to Art O’Leary, Chief Executive of An Coimisiún Toghchain on Monday's Morning Focus.

Photo (c) An Coimisiún Toghcháin