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Ireland picks new President amid ‘lack of options’
The Daily Guardian
|October 25, 2025
Ireland voted Friday to elect a new president, with left-wing independent Catherine Connolly expected to beat her challenger in an election critics say failed to offer a real choice.
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Conservative figures have urged voters to spoil their ballots in protest at the lack of right-wing options in the contest, which pitted Connolly against centrist Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys. While another centre-right contender for the largely ceremonial role dropped out after controversy over unpaid rent, aslew of celebrities also considered running -- including mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor, singer Bob Geldof and dancer Michael Flatley.
This story is from the October 25, 2025 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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