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Catherine Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win
Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gk2kml122o
1 day ago
Auryn Cox BBC News NI
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Catherine Connolly has been elected as the president of Ireland after a landslide victory.
She has become the 10th president of the Republic of Ireland.......
The result, long clear from early tallies, was officially declared at Dublin Castle................
Connolly an independent who was backed by the major left-wing parties pledged to be "an inclusive president for all" in her acceptance speech.
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Connolly secured 914,143 first preference votes (63%) - a record in Irish presidential election history.
She made her acceptance speech first in Irish and then in English..................................................................
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riversedge
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displacedvermoter
(3,976 posts)1. This Country of ours will likely never
elect a woman President, at least not in my lifetime. Sad that...
CTyankee
(67,444 posts)2. Sadly, I have to agree. But it gives us something to fight for, at least for our daughters and granddaughters.
Maybe I'll live to see it on my 90th birthday. Something to fight for!
displacedvermoter
(3,976 posts)3. God bless you!
CTyankee
(67,444 posts)4. Thanks!