Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly on Saturday won the race to be Ireland’s new president, comfortably beating her centrist opponent in a contest marred by record numbers of spoiled ballots.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly won Ireland’s presidential election in a landslide over her center-right ...

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 victory against her ...

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly pledged to be a president for all after being elected as Ireland’s 10th president. The former barrister from Galway, who secured 63% of first preferences, was ...

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly has won Ireland's presidential election after her rival conceded. The 68-year-old former barrister from Galway secured 63% of first preferences, in an election ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rejected assertions that he opted to travel to Dublin Castle after facing pressure from Fianna Fáil backbenchers. Earlier on Saturday, spokespeople for Mr Martin said he ...

Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys conceded defeat after early tallies showed Connolly was on the course to be elected the country's next president. Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly secured ...

Veteran independent lawmaker Catherine Connolly is set to be Ireland's new president after Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys conceded in the election. It brings an end to popular incumbent Michael D ...

The writing had been on the wall that Catherine Connolly was going to win the presidential election for several weeks. After Jim Gavin’s departure from the race, polls began to show rising support for ...

A candidate in the Irish presidential election has condemned a “malicious deepfake video” that incorrectly announced she had withdrawn from the race. Catherine Connolly, who said on Wednesday she is ...

A Galway woman who confronted Catherine Connolly in 2016 about representing banks in repossession cases said she reposted a video of the encounter because Ms Connolly had put herself forward for the ...