"Catherine Connolly has insisted she is "a committed European" and while she has opposed many aspects of EU politics, she argues "we have to allow questions to be put and debated"."
"But the Heather Humphreys' campaign has used some of Connolly's positions on the EU to try to sow doubt about what her presidency would mean for Ireland's relationships with its allies."
Catherine Connolly describes herself as a committed European while expressing opposition to many aspects of EU politics. Connolly maintains that questions about EU policy must be permitted and openly debated. Heather Humphreys' campaign highlights Connolly's EU positions to create uncertainty about how a Connolly presidency might affect Ireland's relationships with allied countries. Connolly's views reflect nuance across issues from the Lisbon Treaty to Gaza, combining pro‑European identification with skepticism toward specific EU actions. Campaign messaging has framed those positions as potentially consequential for Ireland's foreign-policy alignment.
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