Who won the Irish Presidential Election? Low turnout as country elects Michael D's successor
Search
25 Oct 2025
Search
25 Oct 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick MD tallies
Boxes are being opened at the Laois Count Centre where Catherine Connolly appears to be on track to become Laois's choice for the next President of Ireland.
Early tallies all point to a clear victory for the Galway West TD who is polling ahead of Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin. There are also a large number of spoiled votes.
A box from Castletown shows 81 votes for Connolly, 35 for Humphreys and 20 for Gavin with 16 spoiled. A box from the Pike of Rushall show 95 votes for Connolly, 70 for Humphreys and 20 for Gavin and 20 spoiled votes.
One box from Rathdowney had 143 votes for Connolly, 70 for Humphreys, 9 for Gavin and 45 spoiled votes.
With 78 of the 116 boxes open the gap between Ms Connolly and Humphreys appears insurmountable.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
