Ireland votes for next president

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2025-10-24

London (PA Media/dpa) - Irish voters are set to head to the polls from 7 am (0600 GMT) on Friday to decide who will be their president for the next seven years. The race has boiled down to a head-to-head between Catherine Connolly, an independent who has secured the backing of left-wing opposition parties, and Heather Humphreys, the candidate for Fine Gael who was a minister in the last coalition. They are vying to replace Michael D Higgins, who......

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