Irish President Michael D Higgins has returned to his official residence after spending two nights in hospital with an ...

President Higgins travelled to hospital in Dublin by arrangement on Sunday and started a course of antibiotics to treat an ...

Michael D Higgins travelled to St James’s Hospital on Sunday for the examination. A statement from his office said: “The ...

Ireland’s current president Michael D Higgins spends night in hospital - The Irish public has just voted to elect left-wing ...

President Michael D Higgins has spent the night in hospital for examination of an infection. The 84-year-old was admitted to ...

Follow the latest here on the Irish Independent’s ‘Race to the Áras’ live blog Catherine Connolly: I will represent you to the best of my ability Follow the latest developments in our live blog: ' ...

Home from Australia for the club season, Barry O'Connor proved inspirational throughout a thrilling decider when Rathnure ...

From the French president to Scotland's first minister to the Catholic Primate of Ireland, political and church leaders have been congratulating Catherine Connolly on her election win.

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has ...

Left-wing Catherine Connolly pledged to be an "inclusive president for all" after being elected to replace Michael D Higgins, ...

Catherine Connolly, 68, said she was 'absolutely delighted' to have defeated former cabinet minister Heather Humphreys in the ...