Catherine Connolly highlights need for ‘courageous and independent voice’

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly (centre) with Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns (left) and Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald (right) as she launches her presidential election campaign at The Complex, Smithfield in Dublin. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has expressed the need for a “courageous and independent voice” as she spoke at a conference promoting Irish unity.

The left-wing independent spoke at a Sinn Féin event in Dublin, alongside the party’s leader Mary Lou McDonald, about a united Ireland and her wish to “stand together to shape a different republic”.