By total first-preference votes 1. Catherine Connolly: 914,143 2. Michael D. Higgins: 822,566 3. Michael D. Higgins (2011): 701,101 4. Mary McAleese: 574,424 5. Éamon de Valera: 558,861 By percentage of first-preference vote 1. Catherine Connolly: 63.4% 2. Éamon de Valera: 56.3% 3. Michael D. Higgins: 55.8% 4.Seán T.O'Kelly: 49.5% 5. Mary McAleese: 45.2%

With an historically emphatic mandate.

#Áras25 #Neutrality #TripleLocked

Gruffalo to return with first new book in more than 20 years Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have announced they are working on a new outing for the monster in the deep dark wood, due out in September 2026

In which the #Gruffalo finds that their child's local #Connexions and #SureStart centres have closed, their child's #EducationalMaintenanceAward was also cut by the #Tories
but that the Gruffalo's #triplelocked #pension is doing ok.

Thanks #Torys !

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