This presidential election has been a remarkable success for Catherine Connolly. In just three months, she has gone from being a little-known Independent TD to receiving more votes than any presidential candidate in the history of the State, and a record share of those cast. Her only active opponent, Heather Humphreys, was left trailing in her wake.
It was also a good day for the combined parties of the left.
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