Early tallies of votes after counting began at 0800 GMT showed a wide lead for Connolly, 68, an independent candidate. She is ...

Voters in Ireland went to the polls Friday to elect one of two women as their new president for the next seven years.

Catherine Connolly, a former psychologist and barrister from Galway, has emerged as a unifying force for the Irish left in ...

Catherine Connolly, who was widely considered the underdog of the presidential race, is expected to be named Ireland's next ...

A third candidate, Jim Gavin, 54, dropped out of the race in early October over an unpaid debt to a former tenant. Though he ...

Early tallies indicate that left-wing independent Catherine Connolly is the clear frontrunner to become Ireland’s next ...

‘How could you possibly say the EU is good as it stands?’ the woman says. Brexit, she continues, is a ‘first step [in] ...

Independent Presidential Election candidate Catherine Connolly has said she is "absolutely delighted" with initial tallies in her home county of Galway.

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly is expected to beat her challenger, centrist Fine Gael Heather Humphreys. A recent ...

Catherine Connolly is expected to be the next President of Ireland, according to early voting indications. Counting began ...

Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far-left of the Irish political spectrum, leads the race to become Ireland's president. Her anti-EU and pro-Palestinian stance have struck a chord with ...

The vote has boiled down to two candidates, Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys, following the withdrawal of Jim Gavin. Either one will be voted in to replace President Michael D. Higgins, who ...