The Irish Presidential race is heating up as a millionaire candidate has suffered a major set back, while Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin has hit out at what he calls "vicious smears". Meanwhile, Gavin revealed that he has written to social media giants X, Meta and TikTok as well as media regulator Coimisiun na Mean about several "invented and utterly false stories" published about him online. This comes as the nomination window closes at midday on Wednesday, with most local authorities having finalised their processes. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content.