‘Catherine will be a president for all of us’ Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland’s next president after Heather Humphreys conceded. While the count is still ongoing, Humphreys said: “Catherine will be a president for all of us and she will be my president, and I really would like to wish her all the […]
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We’ve got a long day ahead of us In the next few hours, we’ll finally know who the tenth President of Ireland will be. They’ll be following in the footsteps of Douglas Hyde, Seán T O’Kelly, Éamon de Valera, Erskine Childers, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Patrick Hillery, Mary Robinson; Mary McAleese and Michael D Higgins. 3.6 […]
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A living legend. President Volodymyr Zelensky has become a name we’re all familiar with since Russia invaded Ukraine last week, but it seems his career is a lot more diverse than other political leaders. Zelensky took over as President of Ukraine in 2019 but prior to this, his career was in the entertainment industry, which […]
4 years ago
He’s said to be doing well. Former US president Bill Clinton has been rushed to hospital after he fell ill with a blood infection, his spokesperson said. Doctors have said that the politician is responding well at the medical centre in Irvine, California and the infection is not associated with Covid-19. “On Tuesday evening, President […]
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The Presidential Inauguration of Michael D. Higgins will take place tonight. Miggeldy will be inaugurated for a second time this evening after he won the majority of votes in the presidential election last month. After his 7-year term of presidency ended last night (so do we *technically* not have a president right now?!), he will commence his […]
7 years ago
It was finally confirmed last night. Voters across Ireland have overwhelmingly supported the proposal to remove blasphemy as a punishable offence from the Irish Constitution. The final result from Friday’s referendum shows that 64.85 percent voted Yes while 35.15 percent voted No. The turnout across the country was less than half, coming in at 43.79 percent. […]
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