Former government minister Mary Hanafin has said she would love the opportunity to run for President as a Fianna Fáil candidate.
"I would like to bring 30 years of public service, at local and national level, to the job," she said.
Speaking on RTÉ's Brendan O'Connor programme, Ms Hanafin added that she understands the constitutional role of the job.
Every recent President has pushed out the boundaries of the role in a positive way, she said, but this has to be done within the constitution.
"I also have a very strong belief and faith in the welfare of the people in this country and the communities around the country that I have worked with over the years, and I would like to continue that," she said.
Ms Hanafin said presidential campaigns in the past have been vicious.
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"However all my mistakes are well known and well documented," she said.
She said she has spoken to Taoiseach Micheál Martin about her desire to run for President, adding that he listened but there have been no commitments.
"The Taoiseach knows me well and knows my record in government," she added.
"I would like Fianna Fáil to run a candidate but ultimately the decision is his to make," she said.
During the week, broadcaster Joe Duffy said that he has not been approached to contest in the next presidential election.
He refused to answer when asked directly whether he was ruling out a presidential bid or not.
"I had no idea when I chose today to leave that there would be lots of presidential talk in the air," he said.
"I was president of Trinity students union, I still have the posters. I was president of the USI, I still have the posters, but my face has changed a lot, maybe my intellect isn't as strong as it used to be.
"There's some great candidates already been mentioned [for the election], and by the way there was some great candidates before who didn't make it and that's the world we live in."
