It was the moment which summed up Michael D Higgins' time as Irish president. The moment when he defied public, church and government pressure and stood by what he believed was right. The moment for ...

Ireland elected its 10th president over the weekend, the independent, left-wing candidate, Catherine Connolly. She will be inaugurated next month. The president in Ireland serves as the head of state, ...

Irish voters have elected Catherine Connolly as the 10th president of the Republic of Ireland in a landslide vote which has humiliated the Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil coalition government. Connolly, an ...

(JTA) — Ireland’s new president will be a left-wing politician who has sharply criticized Israel in parliament and faced backlash for comments defending Hamas. The election of Catherine Connolly, a ...

Ireland Presidential Election Catherine Connolly smiles to supporters after being elected as the new President of Ireland at Dublin Castle, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 25 ...

*Editor's Note: The following piece was submitted to IrishCentral by Brendan Fay, the Co Louth-born, New York-based filmmaker and founder of the Lavender and Green Alliance and St Pats For All. After ...

LONDON — Ireland's president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in support of Palestinians and has been vocal about her distrust of European Union policies.