The 68-year-old former barrister is known for being one of the leading pro-Palestinian voices in the Irish parliament.

While the presidency has few powers, Connolly’s win is a boost for the left-wing alliance of parties in Ireland, which ...

Ireland elects pro-Palestine president Catherine Connolly, who has called Israel a "terrorist state" and vowed to be a "voice ...

Stephen Murphy, Ireland correspondent for Sky News, said voters who were used to having six or seven candidates to choose ...

As part of her campaign trail, she went viral for doing keepie-uppies with local kids — a snapshot of the warmth and wit that ...

The politician won after Ireland's left-leaning opposition parties, including Sinn Féin, united to back her, and she is ...

The Galway -born political veteran has held numerous roles in government and has now been elected as the President of Ireland ...

Irish President Michael D Higgins has congratulated his successor Catherine Connolly after her landslide election win. The ...

Connolly, 68, said she would champion diversity and be a voice for peace, one that “builds on our policy of neutrality.” ...

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

Catherine Connolly, a pro-immigration self-avowed socialist running as an independent, won Ireland’s 2025 presidential ...