Independent candidate Catherine Martina Ann Connolly has officially been elected the 10th president of Ireland, with a ...

Presidential elections are notoriously tough affairs, but Ms Connolly’s campaign and supporters have claimed this one crossed ...

PORTARLINGTON have once again asserted their dominance over Laois football, claiming their fifth Senior Football Championship ...

Leaders of parties which backed the independent candidate have been congratulating her ahead of an expected decisive victory.

The electoral commission has said there “will clearly be a need for deeper and further reflection” about why there were so ...

Catherine Connolly has arrived at Dublin Castle for the announcement that she has won the election and will be Ireland's next ...

In his 14 years as president, Michael D Higgins has become known for his Bernese Mountain dogs and his political views.

IN the final part of Pat Delaney’s series looking at the history of Laois senior football final, we look back at the past 20 ...

The two men are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at garda stations in the Dublin region.