Irish Independent

Tomorrow, Ireland will head to the polls to elect our tenth president. There are two candidates currently campaigning - Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys - but your ballot paper will have three names. Swipe for what you need to know about tomorrow's vote - and follow all our election coverage on the Irish Independent site https://buff.ly/LHUQDRN

AIB, Haven and EBS cut a string of mortgage rates

Some Fine Gael personnel at Leinster House were predicting yesterday that presidential candidate Catherine Connolly could get 70pc of the total valid poll when the ballots are counted on Saturday. Some Fianna Fáil backbenchers were of the same opinion. One prominent Fine Gael member said: “This was always an uphill ­struggle. We lost our candidate in August. We lost our source of transfers. And we were one party against five.” A number of party members made a point about fighting “the richest party in the country”, meaning Sinn Féin. Repeated mention was made of Sinn Féin’s social media experience, deep reach and ability to “amplify” Ms Connolly. There was also criticism of former minister Ivan Yates’ comments predicting a smear campaign against Ms Connolly. “He spancelled us,” one source said. But in their final analysis, most coalesced around a single idea: There are myriad reasons not to vote for a government candidate. Seasoned campaigners insisted any comment would be premature and refused to accept that the Independent candidate is already home and hosed. It is still all to play for, they said. Read more here: https://buff.ly/YCnSGtM

Alex McDonnell, aka deathtoricky, the 19-year-old rapper from Kildare, chats about how his self-belief – and hours and hours spent practicing – have paid off

The EU Pay Transparency Directive, due to come into force next June, says employers have to be upfront about salaries in advance of job interviews

The shift to remote meetings following the pandemic broadened access, and interest in board volunteering surged.

AIB staff begin vote on hybrid working change. The Financial Services Union today opened a ballot of its members at the bank on an agreement reached between the union and management a few weeks ago.

IFA insists it remains apolitical as former leaders endorse Humphreys https://buff.ly/8TTLUMK

Ask a money coach: ‘My sister wants to be paid for minding our ageing dad, but she lives with him rent-free’

Goodbody raises outlook for Irish economy as it weathers tariff and tax threats better than feared https://buff.ly/3OIpHiP