Irish voters have delivered a stunning rebuke to Brussels and NATO by electing outspoken independent Catherine Connolly as president in a landslide victory that signals deepening resistance to foreign influence over Ireland’s sovereignty.
Connolly, a lifelong defender of Irish neutrality, trounced pro-EU candidate Heather Humphreys by a margin of more than two to one, with preliminary results showing 63% to 29%.
The 68-year-old former Galway mayor campaigned on restoring Ireland’s independence from what she called the “militarist drift” of both the EU and NATO, accusing Brussels of sacrificing peace and prosperity to fuel an arms race. Her warnings about Europe’s “military industrial complex” resonated with younger voters frustrated by rising costs and what many see as blind obedience to EU and NATO agendas.
Connolly, backed by Sinn Féin and Labour, has long condemned NATO’s provocations in Eastern Europe and said the alliance bears part of the blame for the Ukraine conflict. She has also compared Germany’s rearmament and Brussels’ defense push to “the dangerous path of the 1930s.”
Although Ireland’s presidency is largely ceremonial, Connolly’s landslide victory sends a clear message of defiance to Brussels and Washington alike — that Irish voters are weary of foreign entanglements and want their country to stand proudly neutral once more.
“My message is use your voice in every way you can, because a republic and a democracy needs constructive questioning, and together we can shape a new republic that values everybody.” – President-Elect Catherine Connolly. pic.twitter.com/Go6D2SIdzm
— Connolly for President (@catherinegalway) October 25, 2025
Still a far left progressive, but the lesser of 2 evils.
As long as they are not globalists, I see no issue…..
Gork; Make a short list of issues that they have in common
Open Borders / Free Movement Both support reducing border controls (far-left: solidarity; globalism: labor markets).
Global Climate Action Both back international agreements like Paris Accord (far-left: justice; globalism: markets).
Anti-Nationalism Both criticize “nation-first” policies (e.g., Brexit, Trump’s wall).
LGBTQ+ Rights Both promote global standards (far-left: liberation; globalism: corporate branding).
Multilateral Institutions Both use UN, WHO, or NGOs to push agendas (far-left: advocacy; globalism: governance).
In most countries your voting choice is usually between left wing globalist vs FAR left wing globalist. NZ included.
There are no actual right wing candidates to vote for, regardless of what the paid media liars and woke college twits would have you believe.
NZ First is centered right. He is against the woke lunacy.
Both the EU and NATO desperately need to escalate war to defend/maintain their own relevance because the rest of the world have proven that the West is no longer needed https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/10/25/1806828.html
With any luck the writing will be on the wall for the rest of Ireland’s political globalists…..
Landslide of about 23% turnout …. yeah ok. Ireland should be planning civil war if she does nothing about mass immigration.