Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys has congratulated Catherine Connolly who is set to become the next president of Ireland.

Official results showed strong voter support for Connolly as president, a largely ceremonial role in Ireland. She won 63% of ...

There is an old adage that the first skill required in politics is the ability to count. For the parties of the Irish left, ...

From both sides of the political spectrum, the government parties received a massive middle finger. It was a historic ...

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

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

Tom O’Higgins came within a half a percent (one extra vote in each ballot box in the country, as Fine Gael leader Liam ...

Erskine Childers was "dumbfounded" to find out he had been elected as Irish President in 1973, according to his grandson.

The 68-year-old former barrister is known for being one of the leading pro-Palestinian voices in the Irish parliament.

Sinn Féin's decision to join the other left-wing parties in backing Catherine Connolly may well be a dry run for a left ...

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: ' ...