Outside politics, Connolly is a passionate Irish speaker and a keen sportswoman who ran marathons and played badminton ...

Catherine Connolly has been elected as the 10th President of Ireland after securing 63% of first preference votes in a ...

The veteran Left-winger Catherine Connolly was elected as Ireland’s new president, winning by a landslide margin after her ...

The media are awaiting the arrival of Catherine Connolly at Dublin Castle where she'll be officially declared as Ireland's ...

Official results showed strong voter support for Catherine Connolly as president, a largely ceremonial role in Ireland.

Catherine Connolly’s low-profile adviser built the campaign network from the ground up, focusing on personal engagement, ...

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

Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys conceded defeat after early tallies showed Connolly was on the course to be elected the ...

There also appeared to be a significant number of spoiled votes as the ballot boxes were opened. If Mr Gavin got over 12.5 ...

Unionists have hit out at Ireland’s President-Elect for making her post-landslide Belfast debut at a Gaelic-only festival ...

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

Seven in ten people who voted for President-elect Catherine Connolly say they feel worse off now than they did a year ago.