Catherine Connolly

That visit to the White House

Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington comes at a time when few leaders are standing up to Donald Trump over Iran war

President’s first overseas trip to be to UK before summer

Trip will not be a full State visit but is likely to be structured around events with Irish communities

Catherine Connolly’s first 100 days as President: ‘She’s careful, she’s considered, she’s steady’

Expectations that she would enter into open conflict with Government Buildings have not transpired, though some observers believe she is feeling her way into the role

Just the right word – as Gaeilge

In praise of President Catherine Connolly’s preference for our native tongue

Social Democrats are on an upward curve, but are they ready to land in government?

The party’s national conference in Cork underlines its ambitions and its appeal among younger voters

President listens to Northern Ireland’s youth on final day of official visit

Catherine Connolly hears about work in Derry around peace process and efforts to build relationships between communities

Is it too early for byelections fever?

Inside Politics: Busy week sees new opinion poll and the President in Northern Ireland

Pedestrian (80s) dead and three people injured after bus crashes in Dublin city centre

President, Taoiseach, Tánaiste and others offer condolences following North Earl Street incident

Catherine Connolly hits right notes during visit to hidden ‘jewel’ of Derry

President meets Bloody Sunday families, visits Siege Museum, praises city for showing ‘path to peace’

Relief for Micheál Martin as polls swing back

Fianna Fáil leader gets overwhelming backing of his party’s voters

Catherine Connolly touches upon Irish unity in first official visit to the North

‘Our games, our music, our languages should never divide us,’ the President told a packed room at Ulster University in Belfast

With Catherine Connolly in the Áras, who will prevail in wide-open Galway byelection?

Whether the left can see a candidate home will define the race and possibly the future of Irish politics

Six qualities make you cool, according to science. Trying too hard isn’t one of them

There’s a lesson here for politicians or political analysts who put great store in image management

Catherine Connolly resumes engagements after pause due to husband falling ill

Two events were cancelled after Brian McEnery began to feel ill ahead of presidential address

Address by President Catherine Connolly cancelled after husband falls ill

In speech circulated to diplomats, President warns against policy of ‘might is right’ in global affairs

Left-wing parties provided quarter of Catherine Connolly’s €447,000 presidential election spend

Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour, People Before Profit provided a combined €115,500 to help fund successful Áras bid

President Catherine Connolly’s campaign manager to run in Galway West byelection

Galway-based university lecturer Sheila Garrity to stand as an Independent candidate

Presidential election: Almost €1.5m in expenses declared for 2025 Áras contest

Fine Gael tops list at more than €643,000 in unsuccessful bid to ensure former minister Heather Humphreys’ election

Nonfiction books coming in 2026: From a new memoir by Louise O’Neill to Roy Keane’s impact on modern Ireland

Among promising titles are a book about France’s dark side and Jon Ronson’s exploration of multimillionaires searching for meaning in New England

President praises Peggy Seeger song as an inspiration to women everywhere

‘I’m Going To Be An Engineer’ was a satire on the limited professional expectations for women

President Connolly voices concerns over Venezuela and upholding of international law

President speaks about ‘tremendous challenges’ facing the world as she opens Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

Activist Margaretta D’Arcy ‘raged against normalisation of war’, recalls President Connolly

Nollaig na mBan commemoration held in Galway for anti-war campaigner who died in November

Post-Connolly alliance seeks long-term change to left-wing politics

Grassroots movement in Galway hopes to spread nationwide, galvanising support for vote transfer pacts

Miriam Lord’s look back at 2025 and predictions for the year ahead

With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters

When the British ambassador met President Connolly... and they spoke only in Irish

UK ‘very happy to be a partner’ to Ireland on security, says ambassador

Supreme Court to hear appeal over nomination process for presidential elections

Outcome of appeal cannot upset the election of President Catherine Connolly - judges

Miriam Lord’s Awards: Who gets the gongs for brass neck, cringe event and politician of the year?

It was a weird political year, featuring a humiliating presidential election for the Government parties and a far happier time for the Opposition

The Irish Times view on the political year: lagging behind reality

The problems were well diagnosed. What was missing was urgency

Catherine Connolly highlights wars and climate change in first Christmas message as President

President speaks of ‘deep gratitude’ to Defence Forces personnel who are overseas

Dalkey woman could decide if Netflix-Warner Bros merger goes ahead

Plus: Ozzy Osbourne’s Irish friend, Guinness arrives to chain pub, and Greta Thunberg’s view of Ballinahinch

2025 in Irish politics: A messy Dáil start, more housing woes and, finally, a new president

Discord dominated in the Dáil, Fianna Fáil tripped up in the race for the Áras and housing hasn’t gone away, you know

Greta Thunberg in Dalymount Park, Dublin: ‘No climate justice without basic human rights’ ‘humbled and grateful to be in Ireland’

Activist attends ‘evening of words and song’ for Gaza awareness at Dublin’s Dalymount Park

Two senior counsel nominated for appointment as High Court judges

Mark Dunne and Micheál O’Connell to fill vacancies arising due to appointment of judge to Court of Appeal and an upcoming retirement

Kneecap’s Móglaí Bap greeted by President on run for Palestine through Phoenix Park

Hundreds of runners took part in the 10km charity event on Wednesday, ahead of Greta Thunberg’s Áras appearance

Micheál Martin survives Fianna Fáil showdown - for now

Report lays out process that ultimately proved disastrous for the party’s presidential election hopes

Gaisce Gold Awards: ‘You have made an enormous difference’

President Catherine Connolly says participants had taken meaningful steps towards ‘a lifetime of active citizenship’

FF TDs call for immediate publication of report into presidential campaign

Taoiseach says he has not yet received findings but took exception to recent ‘false assertions’

Fianna Fáil review into disastrous presidential campaign ‘must come out this week’

Party figures want line drawn under Jim Gavin’s damaging departure from race for the Áras

Left rising, Lowry’s comeback and a blackface controversy: the year in politics

One important thing that happened in 2025 was something that didn’t happen – the monstering of the Irish economy by Trump’s tariffs

‘Historic’ monolingual Gaeilge-Gaeilge dictionary published

Users no longer have to learn the meaning of Irish words through English language translation

President Connolly – How the Race Was Won: Striking reminder of botched presidential campaign

Television: Behold the idiot’s guide to running an idiotic campaign, brought to you by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

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