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 ...

Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has congratulated Catherine Connolly. Catherine Connolly has arrived at Dublin ...

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 ...

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.