The defeated presidential candidates were counting the estimated €1m joint cost of their failed bids last night. The defeated presidential candidates were counting the estimated €1m joint cost of their failed bids last night. And so it's all over: The candidates count the cost of failed Áras bids with bills set to top €1mIndependents Joan Freeman, Sean Gallagher and Gavin Duffy and Sinn Fein's Liadh Ni Riada were the election's big losers. Final details of his campaign expenses have not yet been confirmed but last week he said he expected to spend €250,000. He said his campaign spending would be published under Sipo rules.

Source: Irish Independent October 28, 2018 02:37 UTC