# michael-d-higgins - Thursday 29 July, 2021
# Unprecedented
# Unprecedented
The Ceann Comhairle and Cathaoirleach have said they “appreciated the concerns” raised by President Higgins.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Violence
# Violence
Anti-lockdown groups on social media and Telegram channels criticised the signing of the law which paves the way for indoor dining.
# CLIMATE ACTION BILL
# CLIMATE ACTION BILL
“Today is a landmark day,” said Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.
# michael-d-higgins - Wednesday 21 July, 2021
# Indoor Dining
# Indoor Dining
A government statement said good indoor ventilation is “essential”.
# michael-d-higgins - Wednesday 14 July, 2021
# Rip-off
# Rip-off
Penalties including a fine of up to €100,000 or up to two years imprisonment face anyone caught defying the Sale of Tickets Bill 2021.
# michael-d-higgins - Saturday 10 July, 2021
# Problem Gambling
# Problem Gambling
President Higgins said debate around gambling in Ireland is to be welcomed.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 9 July, 2021
# Rent Pressure Zones
# Rent Pressure Zones
All rent increases will now be made in line with the nation’s inflation rate.
# michael-d-higgins - Saturday 1 May, 2021
# May Day
# May Day
In a video address, he called for carers to be recognised as essential in the post-pandemic world.
# michael-d-higgins - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Travelling Community
# Travelling Community
The President was speaking on International Traveller and Roma Day.
# michael-d-higgins - Monday 5 April, 2021
# Music
# Music
Dr Dunne also trained some of Ireland’s best known classical singers.
# michael-d-higgins - Sunday 4 April, 2021
# GPO
# GPO
Events were restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
# michael-d-higgins - Monday 22 March, 2021
# Jab Done
# Jab Done
“President Higgins and Sabina were grateful to receive their first Covid-19 vaccination from their local GP.”
# michael-d-higgins - Wednesday 17 March, 2021
# Words From The áras
# Words From The áras
The president said: “We have been reminded of our shared vulnerability, our interdependence, the need for an understanding that can fly past borders.”
# michael-d-higgins - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Across The Water
# Across The Water
The queen’s 2011 visit to the Republic of Ireland was the first by a British monarch.
# michael-d-higgins - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Travel
# Travel
The law was passed in the Dáil and Seanad.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 12 February, 2021
# The British Empire
# The British Empire
Uachtarán na hÉireann wrote in the Guardian that a “feigned amnesia” of Anglo-Irish history would not help create a better future.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 15 January, 2021
# Report
# Report
Michael D Higgins issued a statement on the report published this week.
# michael-d-higgins - Monday 28 December, 2020
# Coco's Law
# Coco's Law
The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 covers a wide range of offences.
# michael-d-higgins - Wednesday 23 December, 2020
# Michael D
# Michael D
The President also wished everyone in Ireland a Happy Christmas and a New Year of hope and promise.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Aras
# Aras
Separately, the president sent his best wishes to third level students in a special Christmas message.
# michael-d-higgins - Saturday 7 November, 2020
# ONTO A WINNER
# ONTO A WINNER
Biden will be the 46th president of the US having secured the state of Pennsylvania.
# michael-d-higgins - Monday 26 October, 2020
# Legislation
# Legislation
The President pointed out that his decision to sign the legislation “leaves it open to any citizens to challenge the provisions of the bill”.
# michael-d-higgins - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
President Michael D Higgins gave a speech to the Engineers Ireland Conference this morning.
# michael-d-higgins - Saturday 10 October, 2020
# Inner City
# Inner City
President Higgins said he was part of the “beating heart” of community campaigning.
# michael-d-higgins - Saturday 19 September, 2020
# Brod Agus Sioda
# Brod Agus Sioda
Bród and Síoda had become the stars of the Áras in recent years.
# michael-d-higgins - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The President has recorded a Covid-19 related message to the Irish at home and abroad.
# michael-d-higgins - Sunday 21 June, 2020
# Phoenix Park
# Phoenix Park
There are plans for 33 semi-detached houses and a four-storey apartment block near the Phoenix Park.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 12 June, 2020
# Justice
# Justice
The judge has been nominated by government and will be appointed by President Michael D Higgins.
# michael-d-higgins - Wednesday 10 June, 2020
# History
# History
The President’s comments come at a time when there is is a global focus on the history of colonialism.
# michael-d-higgins - Thursday 2 April, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The president made an address to the citizens of Ireland on independent radio stations this afternoon.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 27 March, 2020
# Uachtarán Na HÉireann
# Uachtarán Na HÉireann
“The good thing about it, I think, is that there will be an opportunity to do things better,” Uachtarán na hÉireann argued.
# michael-d-higgins - Tuesday 17 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Leo Varadkar and President Michael D Higgins met this afternoon to discuss the State’s efforts to combat the coronavirus.
# michael-d-higgins - Friday 13 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Michael D Higgins addressed the coronavirus outbreak in his St Patrick’s Day message this evening.
# michael-d-higgins - Thursday 5 March, 2020
# Centenarian Bounty
# Centenarian Bounty
A total of 481 Irish people received the Centenarian Bounty last year.
# michael-d-higgins - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# Royal Visit
# Royal Visit
Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Galway are all on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s itinerary this week.
# michael-d-higgins - Monday 27 January, 2020
# Auschwitz
# Auschwitz
Today is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland.
# michael-d-higgins - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
The general election will be held on 8 February.
# michael-d-higgins - Monday 23 December, 2019
# Michael D
# Michael D
Michael D Higgins also urged people to take action on the climate crisis in his annual address.
# michael-d-higgins - Sunday 10 November, 2019
# In Remembrance
# In Remembrance
President Higgins diary notes that he will be in attendance ” in honour of those who died in war”.
# michael-d-higgins - Saturday 19 October, 2019
# Protests
# Protests
Their itinerary for today was cancelled due the ongoing protests in the city.
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