Heather Humphreys congratulated Catherine Connolly as she looks set to win the presidential election by a significant margin.
Catherine will be a president for all of us and she will be my president, and I really would like to wish her all the very, very best.
Ms Connolly expressed her delight with the tallies, which indicate she is the clear victor. The election saw a choice between left-wing independent Ms Connolly, former cabinet minister Heather Humphreys, and ex-Dublin football manager Jim Gavin, who withdrew from campaigning three weeks ago.
Ms Humphreys stated she has "absolutely not one regret" about running in the election.
Author's summary: Connolly leads presidential election with significant margin.