The electoral commission has said there “will clearly be a need for deeper and further reflection” about why there were so ...

Independent candidate Catherine Martina Ann Connolly has officially been elected the 10th president of Ireland, with a ...

IN the final part of Pat Delaney’s series looking at the history of Laois senior football final, we look back at the past 20 ...

Catherine Connolly has arrived at Dublin Castle for the announcement that she has won the election and will be Ireland's next ...

PORTARLINGTON have once again asserted their dominance over Laois football, claiming their fifth Senior Football Championship ...

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly pledged to be a president for all after being elected as Ireland’s 10th president.

Presidential elections are notoriously tough affairs, but Ms Connolly’s campaign and supporters have claimed this one crossed ...

Leaders of parties which backed the independent candidate have been congratulating her ahead of an expected decisive victory.

In his 14 years as president, Michael D Higgins has become known for his Bernese Mountain dogs and his political views.

A male driver of one of the cars was fatally injured as a result of the collision, and his body has since been removed to the ...