Catherine Connolly takes office as Ireland’s president today. Her left-wing insurgent campaign took the Irish political ...
It’s the Halloween bank holiday weekend in Ireland, and the boundaries between the living and political dead have never been so blurred. The scariest electoral story for decades was delivered to the ...
Follow the latest here on the Irish Independent’s ‘Race to the Áras’ live blog Catherine Connolly: I will represent you to the best of my ability Follow the latest developments in our live blog: ' ...
EX-FINE Gael Minister Ivan Yates was hired by Fianna Fail to put ex-Dublin GAA boss Jim Gavin through his paces in two mock ...
It has left some in the Irish political centre fearful of the rise of extremes on the right and the left to fill the ...
LONDON (AP) — Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland’s left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has won the country’s presidential election in a landslide ...
With the election of Catherine Connolly as the 10th President of Ireland, there is now a vacancy in the Galway West constituency. This means a by-election is on the horizon — the first of the current ...
There is an old adage that the first skill required in politics is the ability to count. For the parties of the Irish left, ...
Left-wing independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly arrives at Dublin Castle for the count in Ireland's presidential election to replace Michael D. Higgins, who has served the maximum two ...