Ireland

October 29, 2025

The Left Wins the Presidential Election in Ireland by a Landslide

Catherine Connolly (born 1957) only became involved in active politics in 1999. Michael D. Higgins, the outgoing president of Ireland (2011-2025), encouraged Connolly to join the Labour Party and stand for election.

Sinn Féin Leader Michelle O’Neill Is the First Minister of the North of Ireland

On February 3, in a major development in the North of Ireland, Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill was named as the First Minister as part of a power-sharing agreement that ended a two-year-long political impasse. The political legislature, the Stormont,

February 8, 2024

The Left Wins the Presidential Election in Ireland by a Landslide

October 29, 2025

Catherine Connolly (born 1957) only became involved in active politics in 1999. Michael D. Higgins, the outgoing president of Ireland (2011-2025), encouraged Connolly to join the Labour Party and stand for election.

Sinn Féin Leader Michelle O’Neill Is the First Minister of the North of Ireland

February 8, 2024

On February 3, in a major development in the North of Ireland, Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill was named as the First Minister as part of a power-sharing agreement that ended a

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