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SMick Clifford: Catherine Connolly’s win shows how Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil keep getting elections wrong
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Paul Hosford: Let's use the number of spoilt votes in Áras election to overhaul our entire political system

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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

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 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

Race to the Áras: Polls close in presidential election
Race to the Áras: Polls close in presidential election
 In Cork City, the combined turnout was 41.6% by 8pm. In the Taoiseach’s constituency of Cork South Central, it was on 44.6%, while in Corh North Central it was on 36.8%.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Who's behind the Catherine Connolly deepfake video, and why?
Who's behind the Catherine Connolly deepfake video, and why?
The AI generated video we saw this week could well be a display item for some deepfake vendor’s shop window — disturbing democracy is big business

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election 2025
Catherine Connolly taking nothing for granted as she urges 'everyone to come out and vote'
'Galway Girl' on track to become country's 10th president

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
'Polls don't decide elections' the mantra for Heather Humphreys' final day on campaign trail 
Despite it being the last day of the campaign, spirits in Camp Humphreys were higher than ever

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Latest poll: Catherine Connolly on course for commanding victory in presidential race
Connolly extends commanding lead over Humphreys in final presidential election poll
Catherine Connolly holds a strong 15-point lead over Heather Humphreys as voters prepare to head to the polls

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
‘Please come out and vote’: Heather Humphreys confident she can close poll gap
Heather Humphreys ended her campaign in Sligo and Donegal, urging voters to back her as polls tighten

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Latest poll: Catherine Connolly on course for commanding victory in presidential race
Latest poll: Catherine Connolly on course for commanding victory in presidential race
The latest Business Post/Red C poll shows that Ms Connolly is on 44% support, an increase of eight points compared to the previous poll

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Steve World Premiere | Netflix
S Michael Moynihan: The (Cork) questions we should be asking presidential election hopefuls
Here are some sample questions which our candidates should really answer if they claim to represent us all. And by all I mean, of course, all of us on Leeside

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
ieExplains: What happens if Jim Gavin wins the presidency after dropping out?
Jim Gavin’s withdrawal came too late to remove his name from the ballot, meaning he could still legally win

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Heather Humphreys calls on Fianna Fáil supporters to lend her their vote
The presidential candidate also insisted she did push back on covid restrictions when she was a cabinet minister

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

IFA not backing any presidential candidate
IFA not backing any presidential candidate
Following a letter of support signed by several past IFA presidents endorsing a presidential candidate, the IFA reminds farmers it is a non-political organisation

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

'Malicious deepfake': Condemnation of AI video falsely showing Catherine Connolly ending campaign
'Malicious deepfake': Condemnation of AI video falsely showing Catherine Connolly ending campaign
The video, which falsely shows Catherine Connolly announcing the end of her campaign, was seen tens of thousands of times on both Facebook and X

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

voting
Presidential election: Can't decide who to vote for? This tool will help
The University of Limerick's WhichCandidate.ie is back to help inform people ahead of polling day on October 24 

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Connolly confident, Humphreys cautious: What we learned from the final presidential debate
Connolly confident, Humphreys cautious: What we learned from the final presidential debate
Catherine Connolly projected victory, Heather Humphreys stayed on script, and both candidates revealed regrets and priorities for office

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Louise Burne: If this was Humphreys’ last chance, she didn’t take it
Louise Burne: If this was Humphreys’ last chance, she didn’t take it
The final debate between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys lacked fire, offering voters little new insight ahead of polling day

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Race to the Áras: Humphreys and Connolly decry Citywest violence during final debate
Race to the Áras: Humphreys and Connolly decry Citywest violence during final debate
The final televised debate, hosted on RTÉ’s Prime Time, saw the two candidates face off ahead of polling day on Friday

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Law scale rules regulations
We shouldn't take the cab rank rule for granted in Ireland's justice system
In a democracy everyone has the right to legal representation — even murderers, and, yes, banks

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Heather Humphreys appears to row back on comments about Catherine Connolly's work
Asked about her earlier comments about 'capitalising on people's misfortunes', Ms Humphreys said: 'I never mentioned Catherine's name in all of that'

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

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