Voters in Ireland went to the polls Friday to elect one of two women as their new president for the next seven years.

Ireland looks set to elect a veteran independent left-wing lawmaker backed by the main opposition parties as president on ...

The race has narrowed to two candidates – Catherine Connolly, an independent lawmaker backed by Sinn Fein and several smaller ...

Ireland’s lower house of parliament, the Dáil Éireann, voted to “take note” of the final report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying (JCAD), with 76 votes for and 53 against, on Thursday. The vote ...

Independent socialist Catherine Connolly’s coolness to Brussels and hostility to Donald Trump put her at odds with the Irish ...

Catherine Connolly, a former psychologist and barrister from Galway, has emerged as a unifying force for the Irish left in ...

(CNN) — Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned. The Irish parliament descended into uproar on ...

The historic meeting and prayer service was also publicly lamented by the Orange Order, an international Protestant fraternal ...

An overview of the former Presidents of Ireland as the Republic of Ireland prepares to elect a new head of state.