Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Sinn Féin will back Catherine Connolly to be the next president of Ireland, the party has announced. Party president Mary Lou McDonald made the announcement on social media ahead of a much anticipated press conference in Dublin. She said the independent TD got their support as someone who would ‘champion a united Ireland, stand up for Ireland’s place in the world as a defender of neutrality and human rights, and speak out for fairness and economic justice,’ Connolly has already been backed by some left-wing parties, including Labour, the Social Democrats and People Before Profit.” (09/20/25)