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Catherine Connolly is 10th president of Ireland

Independent left-wing politician Connolly wins Irish presidency in landslide

Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far left of the Irish political spectrum, was elected president by a landslide margin on Saturday in a stinging rebuke to the recently re-elected centre-right coalition.

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Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election

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Catherine Connolly is 10th president of Ireland after landslide win

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Independent leftwing candidate Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential elections

Left-wing independent candidate Catherine Connolly will become the 10th president of Ireland after winning elections by a landslide victory.

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Ireland's Catherine Connolly set to be president after rival concedes election

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Ireland's left-wing independent Connolly wins presidential election in landslide

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Ireland: Left-wing Connolly wins presidential election

The election was marred by a low voter turnout of 46.3%, while as many as one in eight voters submitted spoiled ballots, according to The Irish Times newspaper.

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Catherine Connolly set to become Ireland's next president as rival concedes

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Left-winger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland's presidential election

Béibhinn O’Connor: the power behind Catherine Connolly’s victorious run to the Áras

Connolly’s low-profile adviser built the campaign network from the ground up, focusing on personal engagement, branding and a savvy digital strategy

Michael D Higgins hosts final Aras tea party as Catherine Connolly expected to storm to presidential victory in polls

OUTGOING President Michael D Higgins today hosted his final tea party in the Aras as the last opinion poll of the election predicted that Independent TD Catherine Connolly will be replacing him