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Joanna bids to join Aras race
Irish Daily Mirror
|September 03, 2025
Former RTE weather presenter Joanna Donnelly has announced she intends to run for the Presidency - and is seeking nominations.
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The ex-Met Eireann forecaster told RTE last night that she had written to all local authorities to express her interest.
She requires the endorsement of four councils or 20 members of the Oireachtas to stand.
Ms Donnelly said: “Just before midnight last night, I sent in emails to the chairs of the county councils, literally all of them, because I have no reason to believe that anybody would actually take this seriously.
“So I just threw the net wide and said I'll see what happens.
This story is from the September 03, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.
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