Around 3.4 million people are eligible to vote, and they will choose from just two candidates.

DUBLIN - Ireland began voting on Friday to elect its next president with Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far-left of the Irish political spectrum, the clear favourite to win the largely ceremonial role. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON (AP) — Voters in Ireland went to the polls Friday to elect one of two women as their new president for the next seven years, a largely ceremonial role in the European Union member country. Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent lawmaker who has the backing of Sinn Féin and is known for her strong […]