Sectarian abuse is “never acceptable”, the leader of Sinn Fein has said after a presidential candidate said she was subjected ...

Catherine Connolly's campaign was a movement that united the left, brought in 15,000 volunteers and saw over 914,000 people ...

Ultimately, Fine Gael has no one to blame for this but itself. It had a respectable candidate, but it did not run a good ...

The left-wing candidate secured 63.4% of the vote, edging her rival Heather Humphreys of Fine Gael, the centrist ruling party ...

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris tried to put brave faces on their parties’ sorry performances, while the parties of the ...

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has ...

Catherine Connolly has been elected Ireland's 10th president on a record margin after taking 63.3 per cent of the vote ...

As the election approached, veterans such as former taoiseach Bertie Ahern and ex-minister Mary Hanafin were knocking on the ...

Questions have been raised about the judgment of Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and his deputy leader Jack Chambers in picking the political novice for the contest, and the shortcomings in the ...

Connolly, an independent candidate, built momentum as the campaign progressed, enthused younger voters and was elected with ...

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly secures a landslide victory in Ireland’s presidential election, defeating ...