Ireland’s new climate justice President

Catherine Connolly won over 63% of the vote because she effectively linked many different climate justice issues to a vision of a better future and a unified Ireland, writes Jennie C Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at the ICARUS Climate Research Centre at Maynooth University

Catherine Connolly understands that the well-being of the people is linked to the ecological health of the place.

As Ireland celebrates the inauguration of our 10th President this week, world leaders and governments are convening in Belem, Brazil for the Cop30 international climate negotiations. 

While expectations are low for transformative climate justice on the world stage, here in Ireland we can expand our ambition because President Catherine Connolly is a climate justice president.