2025 Irish presidential election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-irish-presidential-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election date?October 24, 2025
2. What is the winning candidate?Catherine Connolly
3. Who won the 2025 Irish presidential election?Catherine Connolly was elected president. She won a record 63.4% of the votes and received the most votes ever in Ireland.
4. Why did Jim Gavin stop running for president?Jim Gavin withdrew his campaign because of a controversy about an unpaid debt to a former tenant. He could not officially drop out before the nomination deadline, so his name stayed on the ballot.

Incumbent: The person currently holding a political office or position.
Term-limited: A legal restriction on the number of times an elected official can serve in a particular office.
Oireachtas: The national parliament of Ireland, comprising the Dáil Éireann and the Seanad Éireann.
Conceded: To admit defeat or acknowledge the victory of an opponent.