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Presidential candidate has strong opposition support for her outspoken stances, but questions remain about her judgment and the company she has kept
Catherine Connolly has announced she is running to be Ireland's next president. But who exactly is she?The downstairs bar in Doyle’s on College Green is packed with young people, eagerly listening to Independent TD Catherine Connolly speak.“There isn’t an antisemitic bone in my body. I couldn’t tolerate it,” the Galway West politician tells the room.