The presidential campaign continues today with the focus on whether two Independent candidates will receive enough support to enter the contest.
Gareth Sheridan and Maria Steen are seeking late support from councillors, TDs and senators before Wednesday's deadline for nominations.
Mr Sheridan is seeking a nomination via local authorities and currently has the support of two councils - Kerry and Tipperary.
However, he needs two more if he is to become an official candidate.
Of the 12 local authorities voting today, Mr Sheridan's campaign believes Offaly, Louth and Meath are his most likely prospects.
However, it is unclear if he will be able to attend Louth's meeting due to what councillors have been told was an error in his application to address the meeting.
Meanwhile, fellow Independent Maria Steen is seeking a nomination via the Oireachtas.
She needs the support of 20 TDs and senators and currently has the backing of 13.
The outcome of her meeting this evening with the four TD Independent Ireland group - which consists of Michael Collins, Richard O'Donoghue, Ken O'Flynn and Michael Fitzmaurice - will be crucial to her hopes.
Independent Ireland is expected to make a decision tomorrow or Wednesday morning.
Their decision could influence whether other TDs or senators - rumoured to include a small number on the conservative wing of Fianna Fáil - would lend her their vote before the presidential nomination deadline of noon on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the three candidates officially in the presidential race - Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin, Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys and Independent Catherine Connolly - are also continuing canvassing today, with Catherine Connolly's official campaign launch taking place this evening.
