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In the Dark Oct 25

Ireland’s new President

To nobody’s surprise, the winner of the Irish Presidential Election is Catherine Connolly. The official declaration of the results from the 43 constituencies of the Republic of Ireland was announced in Dublin Castle shortly after 7pm this evening, with an emphatic margin of victory for the Galway West TD. The total number of votes cast was 1,656,436, a turnout of just 45.8% (though that was a little higher than in 2018). The number of Invalid votes was 213,738.

Catherine Connolly was comfortably elected on the first count with 914,143 votes, more than half the number of valid votes. Heather Humphreys had 424,987 votes and Jim Gavin (who withdrew at the start) got 103,568 votes.

It is worth pointing out that the share of the vote (63%) and the number of votes cast in her favour are the largest for any President in the Republic’s history.

The large number of spoilt votes (13%) is probably attributable to the narrowness of the field, but those arguing that the nomination process should be changed need to remember that Article 12 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland stipulates how the process should occur so any change will need a referendum. People of course are entitled to spoil their paper if they wish, but I did read that one voter smearing their ballot paper with faeces, which is both disgusting and inexcusable.

I’ll repeat my view that the decision to hold the ballot on the Friday before a Bank Holiday long weekend probably contributed to the low turnout, as many people would have been planning to go away. I said the same last time, in 2018. The 2011 Presidential Election was held on a Thursday, which I think is a much better day to have an election.

Anyway, heartiest congratulations to Catherine Connolly, who won by a country mile, and will shortly become the next Uachtarán na hÉireann, the 10th person to hold that title.

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Killian Mangan🇮🇪Oct 25

Our next President 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

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Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 25

With just two counts not yet finished, it is clear that Catherine Connolly is going to win by a country mile. Since she's going to get well over half the first preferences there's no need to look at Gavin's transfers, which would have been interesting.

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https://www.rte.ie/news/presidential-election/results/#/national

Claire McNab Oct 24

"Messy Democracy: Ireland’s Reshaped Presidency".
My loooong (4,000+ words!) article on the story of Ireland's reinvented presidency, and the background to the 2025 #irishPresidentialElection #Aras25 is now published in #BellaCaledonia
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/24/messy-democracy-irelands-reshaped-presidency/

Killian Mangan🇮🇪Oct 24

Just voted! Make sure to take a few mins to vote today - as countries around the world dismantle their democracy, our right to vote is more important than ever!

Your Vote is Your Voice - Use It!

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