Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly on Saturday won the race to be Ireland’s new president, comfortably beating her centrist opponent in a contest ...

Our Dublin correspondent takes a look at the president-elect's campaign and priorities for her seven-year tenure.

Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far-left of the Irish political spectrum, was set to be elected president by a landslide margin on Saturday as members of the governing parties conceded ...

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

Questions have been raised about the judgment of Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and his deputy leader Jack Chambers in ...

The role is the only national office directly elected by the people, yet it holds very little meaningful power.

Both parties fought disastrous campaigns; Fianna Fáil’s was obviously the worst, but Fine Gael’s was also insipid, ...

Vote counting is underway in Ireland's presidential election, with early results showing a strong lead for left-wing independent Catherine Connolly ...

The outcome came days after rock star Bob Geldof said he could have “walked it in” and won the presidency if he had acted in ...

It's the highest office in the land and soon it will have a new occupant. A few days to find her feet, briefings aplenty, and a full in-tray awaits.

The Stripe co-founder looks at how the State can get out of the government-by-agency corner into which it has painted itself ...