Over the next three months we will hear pitches from candidates as to why they believe they should be the next Uachtaráin na hÉireann.  

But when it comes to those pitches…what can a President of Ireland actually achieve? What are their powers? PhD candidate at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University Seán Rainford and , Law Lecturer, South East Technological University Dr Jennifer Kavanagh explained to Pat this morning.