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Left-Wing Connolly Set to Win Irish Presidency

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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Catherine Connolly is 10th president of Ireland after landslide win

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Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election

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Catherine Connolly set to be Ireland’s next president after her rival concedes defeat

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland’s next president after her rival conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election Saturday.

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

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

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Congratulations for Connolly as victory in presidential election looks imminent

Congratulating Ms Connolly, the Social Democrats’ Holly Cairns called the victory a “seismic moment in our history”. She said: “The momentum behind Catherine’s presidential bid was incredible, growing from a small campaign run by dedicated volunteers to the grassroots movement it became.