FG candidate says unionist asked ‘if that’s what they put you through, Heather, what hope have the rest of us?’

Heather Humphreys has formally conceded defeat in the presidential race, offering her congratulations to Catherine Connolly, whom she hailed as “the next President of Ireland.” Speaking from the Co Monaghan count centre,

Sectarian abuse is “never acceptable”, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said after a presidential candidate said she was subjected to “awful” comments. Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys was defeated by left-wing Independent Catherine Connolly in the presidential election this weekend.

THE candidates to become Ireland’s next president have been casting their votes after polling stations opened across the country. The race has boiled down to a head-to-head between Catherine

The debates are over, Presidential candidates have come and gone - two remain in a straight shootout between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys

Defeated Irish presidential candidate said she and her family were subjected to ‘absolutely awful sectarian abuse’ during the campaign

Our Dublin correspondent takes a look at the president-elect's campaign and priorities for her seven-year tenure.

Despite having a commanding lead over her opponent, a viral AI video surfaced appearing to show Catherine Connolly concede the election.