Catherine Martina Ann Connolly is an Irish politician serving as the president of Ireland since 11 November 2025. She had been a Teachta Dála for the Galway West constituency from 2016 until her elect
Connolly in 2026
Connolly speaking in the Dáil in 2024
Connolly hosting the "Working breakfast of Women Presidents of Parliament" in Dublin, September 2023
Connolly at her inauguration as president on 11 November 2025
Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital
Catherine Connolly
…Sinn Féin) all spoke at Connolly's campaign launch on 22 September endorsing her candidacy. Connolly made a commitment to visit every County in the Republic of Ireland during her campaign. By 24 October, she had visited: Wicklow on 7 August, Louth on 30 August, Sligo on 5 September, Leitrim on 6 September, Donegal on…
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891) addressing a meeting. The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Parnell.
Damage in Dublin city centre following the 1916 Easter Rising
Leinster House, Dublin. In 1922 a new parliament called the Oireachtas was established, of which Dáil Éireann became the lower house.
Éamon de Valera, Irish political leader, pictured outside Ennis Courthouse in 1917. He would later be involved in introducing the 1937 Constitution of Ireland.