Catherine Connolly
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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
Michael D. Higgins
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Michael Daniel Higgins is an Irish politician, poet and broadcaster who served as the president of Ireland from November 2011 to November 2025. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he
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…over the awarding (in absentia) of the Freedom of Galway City to Myanmar political activist Aung San Suu Kyi in June 2005. Connolly was a supporter of Michael D. Higgins's unsuccessful campaign to run in the 2004 presidential election; she later voted to nominate Dana Rosemary Scallon for that election. Connolly aimed…
Higgins in 2022
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Higgins and Ivana Bacik campaigning during the 2011 presidential race
Higgins meets with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, June 2016