Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties, including Sinn Féin, has won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory against her centre-right rival.
Official results showed strong voter support for Connolly as president, a largely ceremonial role in Ireland.
Her rival Heather Humphreys, of the centre-right party Fine Gael, conceded she had lost earlier Saturday (October 25, 2025) before vote counting had finished.
“Catherine will be a president for all of us and she will be my president, and I really would like to wish her all the very, very best,” she told reporters.
Ms. Connolly, a former barrister who has served as a lawmaker since 2016, has been outspoken in criticising Israel over the war in Gaza. She has also warned against the European Union's growing “militarisation" following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
