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Last two-horse race in Irish presidential election left winner 'dumbfounded'

Erskine Childers was "dumbfounded" to find out he had been elected as Irish President in 1973, according to his grandson. That year, Fianna Fail candidate Childers won by 4% in a close race with Fine Gael's candidate, Tom O'Higgins.

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Ireland's left-wing independent Catherine Connolly wins presidential election

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Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election

When are Irish Presidential Election results, what happens if I vote for Jim Gavin & what is #spoilthevote?

IT’S decision day as Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys and Independent candidate Catherine Connolly go head-to-head for the role of president. The pair have been out on the campaign trail ...

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Irish presidential election: Who is running and what’s at stake?

Since the establishment of the Irish Free State in December 1922 and the subsequent end of the Irish Civil War in May 1923, ...

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The Irish Times view on the politics of delivery: the Coalition enters a defining period

Almost a year after the last general election, the Coalition is facing what looks like a defining few months. The decidedly ...

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