I don't have a lot of insight into Irish politics, but I wanted to share this as a reminder of how adults act regarding elections.

The leftwing independent candidate, Catherine Connolly, has won a landslide victory in Ireland’s presidential election.

Her rival, Heather Humphreys, conceded defeat on Saturday afternoon after early vote tallies showed an insurmountable gap between the candidates.

“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,” Humphreys said.

What nonsense is this? Conceding a loss and pledging support for the winner?

But wait, there's more sanity here (emphasis mine):

She was a marginal political figure when she declared her candidacy in July, and only small parties – the Social Democrats and People Before Profit – backed her. Labour then endorsed her, and Sinn Féin, which had decided to not run its own candidate, threw its formidable resources and electoral organisation behind Connolly.

Imagine ... a campaign that only lasts three months and then people go back to their lives.