Irish Presidency Archives

Connolly Landslide Rocks Establishment – What Next?

October 25, 2025 Maddy

Catherine Connolly has won the presidential election by a landslide. Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys garnered scarcely a third of the vote. In an unprecedented development, hundreds of thousands of spoiled votes were cast. Connolly’s decisive […]

Will Presidential Vote Shock Political Establishment?

October 20, 2025 Maddy

There should be no illusions on the left, and particularly amongst Marxists, about the nature of the office of president. The constitution sets tight limits on the powers of the president, and it has clear […]