Ireland: A look ahead to Thursday's presidential election
On Thursday Ireland goes to the polls in the country's presidential election.
The seven candidates include Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, whose IRA past has been one of the main features of the contest.
The country's economic future has also taken centre stage.
Our Ireland Correspondent Mark Simpson has been following the final steps of the campaign.
24 Oct 2011
- From the section Europe