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The veteran Left-winger Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland’s new president by a landslide margin after her only rival conceded. Ms Connolly, 68, an independent candidate who won the backing of an alliance of Left-wing opposition parties ...

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

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Catherine will be a president for all of us and she will be my president and I really would like to wish her all the very, very best.’

Catherine Connolly is “absolutely delighted” with tallies indicating she is the clear frontrunner to become Ireland’s next president. The electorate had the choice between Ms Connolly, former cabinet minister Heather Humphreys and ex-Dublin football manager Jim Gavin, until he withdrew from campaigning three weeks ago.