Fine Gael members have two weeks to nominate a new Presidential candidate.
MEP and former GAA President Sean Kelly and former Minister Heather Humphrey's are the frontrunners to replace Mairead McGuinness who stood down on health grounds last week.
Last night the Fine Gael party executive agreed to launch a two-week nomination process to select a new candidate.
Kerry MEP Sean Kelly will be speaking on Kerry Today here on Radio Kerry this morning, after 9am.
Fianna Fail is being urged to set up an 'urgent meeting' to discuss its plans for the presidential race.
Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher says he's written to the Cathaoirleach asking him to convene a meeting.
He says as it stands the parliamentary party aren't due to meet until mid-September at the earliest, a timeline he says is 'too late in the day' for them to discuss the possible selection of a candidate.
