The post-nationalist collapse is now firmly entrenched — and Irish identity is dissolving.
On Oct. 24, 2025, Ireland did not so much elect a president as confirm a pattern. Catherine Connolly’s quiet victory completed a national loop: the country that once exported its people in search of survival now imports new populations in search of moral virtue. Her presidency marks not change but continuity, a government that keeps its foot on the accelerator while insisting the rear-view mirror is a map.
