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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Catherine Connolly: the outspoken leftwinger set to be Ireland’s next president

Catherine Connolly
Catherine Connolly, a former member of Labour, was elected deputy speaker of the Dáil in 2020. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

The lights dimmed and the youthful crowd packed into Vicar Street, a concert venue in inner-city Dublin, eyes locked on the stage.

The emcee made barbed jokes about Ireland’s government, but there was little need to warm up the audience. The atmosphere was already electric. He launched a chant. “I say Catherine. You say?”

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