Who is Catherine Connolly?
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Brian Lawless/PA Wire Catherine Connolly says growing up in a family of 14 children "formed me in every way"
On the campaign trail, Catherine Connolly insisted Ireland needed a president who is "not afraid to stand against the consensus". It is something the Galway native learned to do from a very young age. "Coming from a family of 14 children, I grew up with an understanding of the importance of listening to different voices," she said. Her parents' marriage produced seven girls and seven boys who were raised in a social housing estate in Galway city. The future president was their ninth child and has reminisced about how growing up in such a large family shaped her views and "formed me in every way".
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