An Independent councillor says he has "no doubt" Maria Steen will get a presidential nomination from Leitrim County Council.
The local authority is meeting tomorrow to decide whether to back the conservative campaigner, after she was proposed by Independent Irene Guckian-Rabbitte and Fianna Fáil duo Mary Bohan and Justin Warnock on Wednesday.
The 18 councillors in Leitrim will decide whether to either back her, or nominate no one.
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She needs four local authorities, or 20 Oireachtas members, to support her to get on the ballot paper.
Independent councillor Enda Stenson believes Steen will get Leitrim council's support:
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Independent councillor James Gilmartin has confirmed he'll be backing her tomorrow:
