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

Since the establishment of the Irish Free State in December 1922 and the subsequent end of the Irish Civil War in May 1923, ...

Voters spoilt their ballots and failed to show up, amid frustration at a lack of right-wing options. Read more at ...

Another asylum hotel, another allegation of a sexual attack on a child, another riot. That this is in Dublin, where ...

Catherine Connolly, who has the support of a broad alliance of left leaning politicians including the biggest opposition ...

Ireland’s voters are electing a new president, with polls indicating a win for left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, ...

Ireland’s coalition government has announced a record €27.4 billion allocation for the Department of Health in 2026 as part of its 2025 budget, pledging to expand hospital capacity, boost staffing and ...

A false video is circulating on social media that purportedly shows United States President Donald Trump berating the Irish government for its immigration policy. The video appears to show Trump ...

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

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

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland began voting on Friday to elect its next president with Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on ...

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