AS THE CAMPAIGN for the presidential election continues, check out where you can meet the candidates today:

Mary Davis will be canvassing at The People’s Park in Portarlington in Laois from 3pm before moving on to the Bridge House Hotel in Tullamore at 4.15pm. She then travels to Athlone Town Centre for more canvassing between six and seven o’clock.

Seán Gallagher will kick off his day in Dublin meeting voters at the St Stephen’s Green Luas Stop from 8.30am. Later in the day he will be at the Self-Start Showcase in the Clarion Hotel in Sligo (from 5pm). He will then meet the Cavan County Childcare Committee at Cavan Crystal Hotel at 7.45pm.

Michael D. Higgins will attend the ISPCC Breakfast in Cork from 9.3oam. At 10.15am he will hold a press conference to mark the formal launch of his Munster presidential campaign. He will remain in Cork for the morning, visiting the Mayfield Community Centre at 11.40am. Higgins will then travel to Waterford to unveil his election poster as Gaeilge in An Rinn from 2.15pm. There will be a public questions and answers session in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan from 3.15pm. His day continues in Clonmel in Tipperary where he will attend a public meeting hosted by Lord Mayor Darren Ryan at 5pm.

Martin McGuinness starts his day in Tubbercurry in Sligo at 9.30am before making his way to meet more people in Charlestown and Castlebar. He will be in Galway in the afternoon for a walkabout in the city centre. Although he is not a main speaker, McGuinness will then make an appearance at the United Ireland conference at the Galway Bay Hotel this evening.

Gay Mitchell starts his day at 8.50am with visits to the Ursuline School and Summerhill College in Sligo. From 10.15am, he will be interviewed by Ocean FM radio before travelling to Minister John Perry’s office in Ballymoate. At 12.45pm, he will begin a walkabout in Ballina. He will also be at Bush Hotel  (4.15pm) and Tesco (4.50pm) in Carrick-on-Shannon tomorrow afternoon for more meet-and-greets.

David Norris heads to Bray’s Town Hall to canvas from 1pm to 2pm. He will then travel to Greystones Train Station to meet voters between 3pm and 4pm.

Dana Rosemary Scallon will be at the offices of Radio Kerry in Tralee from 10am before a walkabout at 10.30am in the town centre. There will be another walkabout in Limerick city after an interview with Limerick Live 95fm at 2pm.