“We are prepared to be arrested.” President Catherine Connolly’s sister, Dr Margaret Connolly, is set to join the latest flotilla to Gaza. The Sligo-based GP is taking part in Global Sumud Flotilla’s attempt to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza and challenge the naval blockade. Dr Connolly hails from Shantalla in Galway is one of President […]

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A landslide victory for Catherine Connolly as she becomes Ireland’s tenth president Catherine Connolly has been declared the 10th President of Ireland after a landslide victory in the Irish Presidential Election. The independent candidate was declared Ireland’s next president at Dublin Castle this evening. Votes from all 43 constituencies have been counted, with Connolly winning […]

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‘Catherine will be a president for all of us’ Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland’s next president after Heather Humphreys conceded. While the count is still ongoing, Humphreys said: “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 […]

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Catherine Connolly on the importance of using her voice Being an Irish woman is something I have become prouder of as I get older. And that is mainly down to the power and resilience shown by women like Vicky Phelan, Natasha O’Brien, Louise O’Neill, Emma Dabiri, Katriona O’Sullivan, and now, Catherine Connolly. As women, we’ve […]

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