Presidential candidates Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have faced questions over videos posted around their presidential campaigns.
Independent Ms Connolly was quizzed about a campaign video that showed President Michael D Higgins and his predecessors Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson.
She said she was "not aware" of an Irish Independent report that her team refused to remove the footage that featured a clip of President Higgins used without his permission.
"I'm not aware of that because I came straight here, so I will check that out immediately," she said as she visited the charity ALONE in Dublin.
Later, a spokesperson for the Connolly campaign said the video was amended and resolved "without any issue".
They said that "at no point" was there "refusal or disagreement" to remove the footage.
"The video in question was amended following standard editorial review. The matter was handled in the normal way and resolved without any issue.
"The implication that there was any controversy or refusal simply does not reflect the facts.
"It distracts from the real issues in this campaign - fairness, community and integrity in public life."
Meanwhile, Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys said it was a mistake that an image of the Reichstag - the legislative government building in Germany - was included in a video of her visiting Belfast.
The building, in Berlin, was featured instead of Belfast City Hall.
Ms Humphreys said it had been taken down and thanked the person who brought it to attention.
Ms Connolly was also asked about a recent viral social media video that showed her football and basketball skills while on the campaign trail.
"[It came from] the streets of Shantalla [in Galway], where I grew up. But I didn't actually play football. I played badminton, volleyball and other sports … marathons, triathlons.
"I think it came from skipping. I used to be able to do a lot of skipping one time … 1,000 skips … so I have that flexibility," she said.
When asked would she challenge Ms Humphreys to a game of "keepy uppies", Ms Connolly replied "not at all".
Ms Connolly also said that she would leave the Jim Gavin issue to Fianna Fáil.
"My whole energy from day one and for the next two weeks is putting myself before the people of Ireland and allowing them to make their minds up" she said.
"I think it's really important that I repeat that this election is extremely important at the juncture we are in our history," she added.
Over 90,000 changes to electoral register
More than 90,000 people have either registered to vote or updated their details in the lead up to the Presidential Election, Ireland's independent electoral watchdog An Coimisiún Toghcháin has said.
A spokesperson for confirmed the figure a day after the window closed for people to register to vote in the race to replace President Michael D Higgins.
In a statement, An Coimisiún Toghcháin said 91,157 people applied to join the electoral register or update their details since it began its registration campaign at the end of August.
In all, it said 60,733 new voter applications were received via the www.checktheregister.ie and www.voter.ie websites, while another 30,424 people also requested to update their existing information on these websites during the same period.
Connolly asked about work as a barrister
Asked if she worked on property or home repossessions, she said that when she was a barrister she took all types of work.
"That's the role. You take work from everywhere you get it, and you do your best," she said.
"I functioned as a barrister for every side, for people who had committed offences for banking institutions, for people on the other side of the pitch, people who are going under in terms of orders for possession, absolutely, that's the work of a barrister," she added.
Ms Connolly was also asked if voters can expect her to continue to speak up after she criticised the Budget.
"The Budget is a matter of policy for each government, and I spoke yesterday as a TD in the Dáil in relation to that. Obviously, the absence of a framework for the Budget, is a matter of great concern.
"We face the existential threat of climate change, which didn't really feature in the Budget speeches, and neither did the loneliness and the extent of the loneliness in our population … the 16,000 plus homeless people ... so I had a role yesterday as TD," she said.
"As president, the role is on a much different level. It's again articulating the concerns, having a dialogue, encouraging questions, and having an open door in the Áras for groups to come in."
Glad not involved in drawing up Budget - Humphreys
Heather Humphreys has said she is "glad" that she was not involved in drawing up yesterday’s Budget, saying it was a matter for the relevant ministers.
Speaking to reporters today, she said as a former minister, she knew all about budgets and about the "difficult decisions" that have to be made.
Asked if the Budget could harm her chances of getting elected, she said the role of the president is above politics and does not have any input into the budgetary process, adding that it would not be correct for her to comment on it.
She said her job would be to articulate to voters her message of unity and opportunity.
Asked what her message was to those who are feeling the cost of living pressures, she said there were many people facing difficulties, and that her job would be to talk and to highlight any injustices.
Ms Humphreys has been out canvassing and earlier this morning paid a visit to Dublin Fire Brigade's HQ.
A stop at Dublin Fire Brigade HQ this morning for Heather Humphreys kicking off the days canvass @rtenews pic.twitter.com/pkc2M2MbOQ
— Conor Hunt (@conorfhunt) October 8, 2025
She said she was there to say "thank you" to the members of the service.
As part of the visit, she sat in the passenger seat of an appliance, and had her photograph taken with officers.
Speaking afterwards to reporters, she said she was not there "to get any endorsement".
She said, "just to be very clear, I’m here to speak to the Fire Brigade to hear about the good work they’re doing".
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Her campaign today focused around central Dublin.
Her second stop of the day was at Henrietta St and a call in to St Vincent's Community Centre.
She dropped in on an employability class and told the students there that she wanted young people to "believe in themselves".
"There's nothing you can’t do, if you want to achieve it. Go for it," she said.
