Catherine Connolly with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the announcement of her victory on Saturday. Photograph: Dan Dennison
The fallout from the landslide win for Catherine Connolly in the presidential election began immediately this weekend.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the result was a sign of what could be achieved when left-wing parties worked together – while Fianna Fáil TDs demanded discussion of Micheál Martin’s future.
Speaking on RTÉ, Ms McDonald said Ms Connolly’s victory showed people how parties other than Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael could win an election.
“When we come together, when we work collaboratively, when we show up for each other, we can win,” she said, though she said the party would run its own candidate in the forthcoming Galway West byelection
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