Catherine Connolly says she will be a president for all, as she was confirmed as president-elect last night.
She secured more than 900 thousand votes in the election, beating Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys and Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin, who withdrew from the race earlier this month.
Catherine Connolly will succeed President Michael D. Higgins when she's inaugurated on the 11th of November.
During her acceptance speech, she encouraged people to use their voices
"Together we can shape a new Republic that values everybody, that values and champions diversity, and that takes confidence in our own identity, our Irish language, our English language, and the new people who have come to our country, I will be an inclusive president for all of you"
