Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent, has been elected as Ireland's president. She secured 63% of the votes in a landslide victory on Saturday, defeating center-right rival Heather Humphreys.

Irish President Michael D Higgins has congratulated his successor Catherine Connolly after her landslide election win. The independent TD (member of Irish parliament) secured 914,143 first preference votes (63%) - a record in Irish presidential election history.

Ireland’s newly elected president, Catherine Connolly, has been described by one media outlet as hostile to Donald Trump in her comments about the U.S. leader.

Following the election of the far-left’s Catherine Connolly as president of Ireland on Saturday, the country’s Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder expresses hope that her administration will work together with the country’s Jewish community of about 2,000.

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

Voters in the Republic of Ireland will go to the polls on Friday to elect a new president of Ireland.The winning candidate will become the country's 10th president, replacing the current head of state Michael D Higgins.