A far-left radical who has campaigned for a united Ireland and believes that the terror group Hamas 'is part of the fabric of the Palestinian people' won the Irish presidential election in a landslide victory last night. Catherine Connolly, 68, who has been likened to 'an Irish Jeremy Corbyn', said she was 'absolutely delighted' to have defeated former cabinet minister Heather Humphreys in the battle to succeed Michael D Higgins as the republic's head of state. The former clinical psychologist and barrister will replace Mr Higgins next month. Her election adds to the turbulent politics of the Irish Republic, with...