Sinn Fein to Nominate McGuinness for President, Examiner Says

Sinn Fein plans to stand Martin McGuinness as its candidate in the Republic of Ireland’s presidential election, the Cork-based Irish Examiner reported on its website today without saying where it got the information.

The formal announcement of McGuinness’s nomination is expected on Sept. 18, the newspaper said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Colm Heatley in Belfast at cheatley@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Finbarr Flynn at fflynn3@bloomberg.net