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Presidential inauguration - Dublin
As it happened: Catherine Connolly inaugurated as 10th President of Ireland
She succeeds Michael D Higgins, who expanded the presidency’s political role – a feature Ms Connolly has said she will continue.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Presidential inauguration - Dublin
President Catherine Connolly vows to champion peace, equality and sustainability
Catherine Connolly takes office as Ireland’s 10th president, pledging to champion inclusivity, unity, peace and environmental responsibility

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Irish presidential election
How Catherine Connolly's fitness sets the standard for us to follow to age well
At 68, president-elect Catherine Connolly is showing us how to age well. During her campaign, she impressed with her sharp keepy-uppy skills, shooting basketball hoops, and cycling around her native Galway city

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

National Ploughing Championships 2025
Fianna Fáil TDs fear review into botched presidential campaign will be 'inside job' and a 'whitewash'
Politicians have warned delays could impact the 'veracity' of the report into the fiasco that saw former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin sensationally drop out three weeks before voting

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Cabinet meeting
Frustrations build in Fianna Fáil over delay to presidential campaign review
Senior members are criticising the delay to the report into the party’s presidential campaign, which saw Jim Gavin crash out in early October

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

'Legitimate issues' around transparency in media after Ivan Yates revelations, says Tánaiste
'Legitimate issues' around transparency in media after Ivan Yates revelations, says Tánaiste
Simon Harris urges scrutiny from Coimisiún na Meán and broadcasters

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

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Who is Ivan Yates? From government minister to political commentator
A former Fine Gael TD and minister, Ivan Yates was first elected to the Dáil in 1981 at just 21, making him the youngest TD elected at the time

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Cabinet meeting
Taoiseach and other Fianna Fáil ministers received media training from Ivan Yates
Fianna Fáil said on Monday that Mr Yates had worked 'on an ad-hoc basis' and had provided 'interview and debate training' for Jim Gavin

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Paul Hosford: Ivan Yates controversy strengthens belief that media/political nexus is too close
Paul Hosford: Ivan Yates controversy strengthens belief that media/political nexus is too close
While the media commentator's election count coverage does not fall under the guidelines, surely any analysis should be disclosed to the viewer regardless of the law?

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Social media's 'spoil the vote' campaign helped spread disinformation, report says
Social media's 'spoil the vote' campaign helped spread disinformation, report says
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue and Hope and Courage Collective said there was 'an online environment in which anti-migrant and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments were expressed as supposed defences of democracy or moral order'

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Ivan Yates gave training to Jim Gavin as well as two Fianna Fáil ministers
Ivan Yates gave training to Jim Gavin as well as two Fianna Fáil ministers
A pair of Fianna Fáil ministers have confirmed that they also received media training from Ivan Yates

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Fury in Fianna Fáil over Ivan Yates' involvement in presidential campaign
Fury in Fianna Fáil over Ivan Yates' involvement in presidential campaign
Party refuses to answer questions about hiring Ivan Yates to provide training to its presidential candidate, Jim Gavin

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Sinn Fein Building for Unity event
S Mick Clifford: Catherine Connolly’s win shows how Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil keep getting elections wrong
Catherine Connolly’s landslide wasn’t just a win — it was a warning to the establishment about how politics now works

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Paul Hosford: Let's use the number of spoilt votes in Áras election to overhaul our entire political system
Paul Hosford: Let's use the number of spoilt votes in Áras election to overhaul our entire political system
We should take the chance to have a proper discussion around all of our political structures and run a consultative process on which parts of the system work and which don't 

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Taoiseach admits party mishandled presidential race
Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Taoiseach admits party mishandled presidential race
Taoiseach admits Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign fell short and says he learned too late of Billy Kelleher’s interest in running

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

North South Ministerial Council
The Taoiseach who won’t blink — Micheál Martin digs in as Fianna Fáil unrest grows
As Fianna Fáil TDs question his future, Micheál Martin insists he won’t step aside — but pressure inside the party is rising

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
S Exclusive: Micheál Martin 'not going anywhere' amid rumblings over leadership of Fianna Fáil
In an exclusive interview with the Irish Examiner, Micheál Martin says he 'absolutely would' contest any motion of no confidence in his leadership of the party, but 'hopes it doesn’t come to that'

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Micheal Martin attends the game 26/10/2025
Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Micheál Martin faces threat of no-confidence motion
Fianna Fáil sources say Taoiseach Micheál Martin may not survive an internal no-confidence motion amid growing party unrest

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Bloom festival 2025
Doctors clear President Higgins to return home after brief hospital stay
President Michael D Higgins is expected to return to Áras an Uachtaráin today after treatment for a minor infection

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Fergus Finlay: The nomination process has to change before the next presidential election
S Fergus Finlay: The nomination process has to change before the next presidential election
Connolly’s victory was decisive but exposed deep flaws in Ireland’s presidential process — and the anger now consuming public debate

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Nemo Rangers v St Finbarr's - Cork County Senior Football Championship Final
Fianna Fáil TDs urged to unite behind Micheál Martin after election fallout
Senior Fianna Fáil figures rally behind Micheál Martin as leadership questions are paused pending a review into the Jim Gavin campaign

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Failed presidential candidate Gareth Sheridan returns to his company as CEO
Nutriband said Mr Sheridan would guide the company through the rest of the year with the target of a new drug filing for the US Food and Drug Administration in 2026 for its fentanyl patch

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Paul Hosford: Blame for Fianna Fáil presidential election shambles laid squarely at feet of Micheál Martin
There is real anger and embarrassment among Fianna Fáil TDs about the Taoiseach's handling of the selection of Jim Gavin to the point his leadership of the party is being questioned

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
President Higgins to remain in hospital with infection 'to continue course of antibiotics'
President Michael D Higgins travelled to St James’s Hospital on Sunday for the examination of an infection.

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Terry Prone: We were told vote spoiling was pointless — but it sent a message
S Terry Prone: We were told vote spoiling was pointless — but it sent a message
This wasn’t just rejection of candidates. This was people bringing their own Sharpies in sufficient numbers to leave messages which — as it turned out — made it efficiently into mainstream media

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fáil minister backs Micheál Martin as TDs call for discussion on change of leadership
Fianna Fáil minister backs Micheál Martin as TDs call for discussion on change of leadership
Transport minister Darragh O'Brien came to the Taoiseach's defence, saying the 'vast majority' of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party support Micheál Martin as leader

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Paul Hosford: Final tally puts Catherine Connolly in the annals of history
In a job where the functions are largely dictated by the Constitution, Irish people have, in modern times, seen the role as an aspiration of what we believe we are

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Catherine Connolly rises from respected fringe figure to Ireland's first citizen
S Mick Clifford: Catherine Connolly rises from respected fringe figure to Ireland's first citizen
At each small gathering, the Independent presidential candidate picked up not just voters but followers — many of whom signed up as volunteers, expanding eventually into the thousands

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Theresa Reidy: Catherine Connolly's victory has lessons for the Government, the left, and future candidates
Theresa Reidy: Catherine Connolly's victory has lessons for the Government, the left, and future candidates
The election result sends a sharp warning note to the Government

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Senior TD says Fianna Fáil needs to change leader 'in the not too distant future'
Senior TD says Fianna Fáil needs to change leader 'in the not too distant future'
Carlow-Kilkenny's John McGuinness, a long-time adversary of Micheál Martin, said the Taoiseach's leadership should be up for discussion after the presidential election 

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Catherine Connolly's win was a landslide built on months of hard work
Catherine Connolly's campaign was a movement that united the left, brought in 15,000 volunteers and saw over 914,000 people make her the most popular Irish politician of all time, writes Paul Hosford

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Louise Burne: Fine Gael had a respectable candidate — but not a good campaign
Louise Burne: Fine Gael had a respectable candidate — but not a good campaign
Fine Gael must accept that it did not give Heather Humphreys the chance she deserved, writes Louise Burne

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Campaign the 'most embarrassing election for Fianna Fáil since 2011' say angry members
Campaign the 'most embarrassing election for Fianna Fáil since 2011' say angry members
Members of the parliamentary party have now questioned how the review into the party’s botched Jim Gavin campaign is progressing

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly: Who is Ireland's new president? 
Catherine Connolly: Who is Ireland's new president? 
Catherine Connolly will be Ireland's 10th president after a massive victory over Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys and Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Latest poll: Catherine Connolly on course for commanding victory in presidential race
The five key moments that shaped the presidential election 
With the results now in and Catherine Connolly due to take up the role of President on November 11, it is worth reflecting on the major turning points in the campaign

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Presidential election: Did you spoil your vote? We want to know why
Paul Hosford: Impossible to ignore the number of spoiled votes in presidential election 
In total, there were 213,738 spoiled votes in this election, which is a tenfold increase on the number of spoiled votes in the last presidential election

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Blanchardstown incident
Man charged over alleged assault on Catherine Connolly canvasser
The alleged assault occurred in North Strand Road on Friday as Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald joined the canvass

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Presidential election post-mortem
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Presidential election post-mortem
In this special bonus edition of the podcast, Acting Political Editor Paul Hosford and Political Correspondent Louise Burne analyse the fallout from the race for the Áras

 Listen | Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

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Here's how Cork voted in the presidential election
Here's how Cork voted in the presidential election
Here's how the constituencies in Cork voted

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly vows to be president for all after election win
Catherine Connolly vows to be president for all after election win
President-elect Catherine Connolly: 'I will be a president who listens and reflects and who speaks when it’s necessary'

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach rejects assertions that Dublin Castle U-turn came after pressure from backbenchers
Taoiseach rejects assertions that Dublin Castle U-turn came after pressure from backbenchers
Spokespeople for Micheál Martin confirmed that the Taoiseach would not be in Dublin Castle, where the national results will be declared and where Catherine Connolly will be declared the winner

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Concerns raised over 200,000-plus spoiled votes in presidential election
Concerns raised over 200,000-plus spoiled votes in presidential election
The invalid ballots represent 13% of all votes cast on Friday, and a more than tenfold increase on the number of spoiled votes in the last presidential election

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

As it happened: Catherine Connolly wins election and will become 10th president of Ireland
As it happened: Catherine Connolly wins election and will become 10th president of Ireland
A national tally within the Connolly campaign suggests once the spoiled votes are excluded, Catherine Connolly will have 64% of the vote

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
See how your constituency voted in the presidential election 
secured a in the 2025 presidential election, and the Independent candidate will become the 10th president of Ireland. See how your constituency voted here:

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Dail returns after break
Tóibín spoiled his vote and wrote in Maria Steen
The small field of candidates has drawn criticism of the nomination criteria for the post

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly built a winning coalition that reshaped the presidential race
Catherine Connolly built a winning coalition that reshaped the presidential race
Catherine Connolly’s early start, grassroots energy, and broad left-wing coalition powered a historic victory over Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Ireland stock
Man arrested over alleged assault on Catherine Connolly canvasser
The alleged assault occurred in North Strand Road as Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald joined the canvass

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Paul Hosford: Could Connolly ‘coalition’ of parties win general election?
Paul Hosford: Could Connolly ‘coalition’ of parties win general election?
Sinn Féin's decision to join the other left-wing parties in backing Catherine Connolly may well be a dry run for a left coalition that could possibly win a general election

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

European and local elections
MEP Sean Kelly criticises Fine Gael's selection process for presidential candidate
Mr Kelly had sought the nomination earlier this year

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Garda probe after Mary Lou McDonald and canvassers threatened in Dublin
Garda probe after Mary Lou McDonald and canvassers threatened in Dublin
Gardaí confirmed they responded to a report of assault on two women on the North Strand Road. Ms McDonald is not one of the women who was assaulted during the canvass

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

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