President Michael D Higgins has congratulated Catherine Connolly on her presidential election victory as several senior politicians said a response is needed to the 213,738 spoiled votes.

Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly has claimed he was “shafted” by his party when colleagues in Leinster House declined to back him to ...

The fallout from the landslide win for Catherine Connolly in the presidential election began immediately this weekend. Sinn ...

They say that going to a wedding is the making of another, and in politics, one election is often the creation of another.

Follow the latest here on the Irish Independent’s ‘Race to the Áras’ live blog Catherine Connolly: I will represent you to the best of my ability Follow the latest developments in our live blog: ' ...

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Seven in ten people who voted for President-elect Catherine Connolly say they feel worse off now than they did a year ago.

THE Labour Party’s newly elected deputy leader Lucy Powell has warned the Prime Minister against shifting to the right to ...

There also appeared to be a significant number of spoiled votes as the ballot boxes were opened. If Mr Gavin got over 12.5 per cent of the vote, Fianna Fáil could have received up to €250,000 back on ...

A BALLOT paper appearing to be smeared with suspected excrement was discovered in a ballot box in Co Cork. The disgusting ...

President Michael D Higgins has been hospitalised overnight amid an infection battle. It emerged this morning that the ...