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The Left Wins the Presidential Election in Ireland by a Landslide
Catherine Connolly campaigning in October -- image via Connolly for President on X By Vijay Prashad 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. Both Connolly and Higgins (known in Ireland as Michael D) come from Galway, a city on the west coast of Ireland. Connolly was born there, the ninth of fourteen chil
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Sinn Féin Leader Michelle O’Neill Is the First Minister of the North of Ireland
Sinn Féin Leader Michelle O’Neill - Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Global...
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