# Michael D Higgins

Last week

17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023

President Higgins accuses UN of ‘losing credibility’ amid warning over climate change

Higgins also criticised the EU for promoting a “US style” of agriculture addressing the National Ploughing Championships.

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Sep 19th 2023, 5:52 PM

This month

September 2023

# Phoenix Park

Michael D Higgins praises Gardaí and emergency staff in commemoration service in Phoenix Park

Higgins will also add that the loss of a garda represents a loss for a whole community.

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Sep 16th 2023, 6:36 PM

Last month

August 2023

# maui

President Higgins sends condolences to Biden after ‘tragic loss of life’ in Hawaii wildfires

Devastating wildfires ripped through the western part of Maui, killing at least 115 people.

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Aug 22nd 2023, 5:34 PM

This year

2023

# Michael D

President Higgins will undergo back surgery on Tuesday with 'short rehabilitation'

Higgins will continue to “carry out his constitutional duties, including consideration of legislation” while recovering from the surgery.

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Jul 7th 2023, 6:12 PM

# Galway

Son of President Michael D Higgins criticises consultative forum as 'alarmist'

Higgins spoke from the audience at the Consultative Forum on International Security in Galway today.

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Jun 23rd 2023, 4:19 PM

# Consultative Forum

Government defends security forum as opposition label it 'rigged' and 'unashamedly one-sided'

Mick Barry said he believes the forum is “rigged” and opposition leaders have been “excluded”.

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Jun 20th 2023, 5:32 PM

# Explainer

A forum on Irish foreign policy and neutrality kicks off this week - but what's it all about?

President Higgins’ intervention has turned up the heat in the neutrality debate ahead of a key government event to discuss Ireland’s security future.

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Jun 19th 2023, 10:28 PM

# neutrality row

President Higgins issues apology over remarks about security forum chair following criticism

A spokesperson said Higgins “intended no offence by such a casual remark”.

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Jun 19th 2023, 1:06 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think it's appropriate for the President to comment on matters of policy?

Have your say.

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Jun 19th 2023, 10:49 AM

# Michael D Higgins

Tánaiste defends forum as President claims Ireland is 'playing with fire' in neutrality 'drift'

In an interview with a Sunday newspaper Higgins spoke about his views on the impending Consultative Forum on international security policy.

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Jun 18th 2023, 2:05 PM

# Sinn Féin

Tánaiste criticises Sinn Féin’s attendance at IRA commemoration event in south Armagh

Sinn Féin MP John Finucane is billed as the main speaker for the event in south Armagh, which will involve ‘music and kids entertainment’.

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Jun 7th 2023, 6:00 PM

# Famine

Ireland has a moral duty to those seeking asylum, says President Higgins

‘The parallels with An Gorta Mór and the mass displacement it caused 175 years ago must not be lost on us,’ Higgins said.

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May 21st 2023, 5:32 PM

# Bród

Bród, beloved dog of President Michael D. Higgins, dies aged 11

The president’s Bernese mountain dogs have become a well-known fixture of Áras an Úachtaráin.

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Apr 22nd 2023, 7:12 PM

# military abuse

President feels sense of 'shame' over abuse probe findings but warns issues extend beyond military

Michael D Higgins welcomed the report and paid tribute to those who came forward to raise their concerns and experiences.

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Mar 31st 2023, 5:43 PM

# St Patrick

President Higgins links struggles of migrants to our patron saint in St Patrick's Day message

The president stated that ‘a poisonous xenophobia, new and recalled, has taken hold in so many places’.

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Mar 16th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Oscars

President hails ‘remarkable year’ for Irish film as An Irish Goodbye and Richard Baneham triumph

President Higgins said success at this year’s Oscars is ‘testament to the hard work of so many people over recent decades’.

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Mar 13th 2023, 8:00 AM

# SPHE

President says schools should teach ‘sexuality in fullest sense’

Earlier this week, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said it ‘makes sense’ to teach kids about transgender people.

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Mar 9th 2023, 8:44 AM

Last year

2022

# Michael D Higgins

President pays tribute to Private Sean Rooney and Creeslough victims in Christmas speech

The president highlighted Ireland’s solidarity with Ukrainian refugees spending their first Christmas away from home.

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Dec 23rd 2022, 11:59 AM

# Executive Decisions

Cabinet approves international surrogacy policy proposals with aim of giving 100s of families a 'route to recognition'

A busy Cabinet session also saw Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien bring draft laws to overhaul Ireland’s planning system.

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Dec 13th 2022, 3:34 PM

# tributes paid

Country in shock after 'terrible tragedy' in Donegal, says President

President Michael D Higgins offered his condolences to the community in Creeslough.

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Oct 8th 2022, 1:30 PM

# Decade of Centenaries

Taoiseach, president reflect on 'complexity' of Civil War at cultural centenary event

A cultural event was held in the National Concert Hall today.

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Sep 17th 2022, 6:20 PM

# Northern Ireland

President Higgins meets King Charles as politicians come together in Belfast

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and UK Prime Minister Liz Truss were spotted engaging in a lengthy conversation ahead of proceedings.

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Sep 13th 2022, 4:39 PM

# statement

Sabina Higgins issues statement explaining why Ukraine letter was placed on Áras website

The wife of president Michael D Higgins courted controversy after she wrote a letter in the Irish Times calling for ceasefire negotiations.

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Aug 2nd 2022, 5:47 PM

# Criticism

Questions remain about Sabina Higgins' letter on conflict in Ukraine, politicians say

A spokesperson for Michael D Higgins said the president has been “unequivocal in his condemnation” of Russia’s invasion.

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Aug 2nd 2022, 3:28 PM

# Ukraine

Michael D Higgins reiterates condemnation of Ukraine war after controversy over Sabina letter

A recent letter written by Sabina Higgins to the Irish Times has been criticised over the past few days.

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Aug 1st 2022, 4:41 PM

# russian invasion

FF senator calls on Michael D Higgins to express Irish support for Ukraine after Sabina letter

Sabina Higgins, in a letter to the Irish Times, called for both Ukraine and Russia to “agree to a ceasefire and negotiations”.

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Jul 30th 2022, 7:50 PM

# catherine corless

Tuam mother and baby home site to be excavated after President signs Burials Bill into law

The legislation will also allow for the excavation and reburial of remains at the sites of other former institutions.

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Jul 13th 2022, 12:04 PM

# birth information bill

Adopted people will finally get access to records after President signs Bill into law

The Bill provides for the release of an adopted person’s birth certificate and early life information.

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Jun 30th 2022, 2:34 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Was President Higgins right to speak out about Ireland's housing 'failure'?

President Michael D Higgins’ has described Ireland’s housing crisis as a “disaster”.

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Jun 17th 2022, 8:54 AM

# Housing

'President Higgins had to come out and call you to account': TDs attack Govt housing policy in Dáil

President Michael D Higgins’ has described Ireland’s housing crisis as a “disaster”.

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Jun 15th 2022, 1:33 PM

# Michael D Higgins

'Our great, great failure': President expresses anger over housing 'disaster'

He was speaking at the opening of a centre for homeless people in Kildare.

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Jun 14th 2022, 3:50 PM

# Visit

British Labour leader Keir Starmer to meet political leaders in Dublin amid NI Protocol row

Starmer will meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin and President Michael D Higgins during the visit.

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Jun 8th 2022, 10:15 PM

# Social Media

President Higgins hits out at attempts of billionaires to control online discussion

Billionaire Elon Musk last week began the process of acquiring Twitter for $44 billion.

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May 5th 2022, 1:55 PM

# Michael D Higgins

Supreme Court rules President immune from EU regulations around public disclosure of information

The Right To Know Group brought proceedings after it failed to get certain information following two separate requests to the Office of Secretary General to the President.

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Apr 30th 2022, 1:34 PM

# Eire 6

Howth's WWII 'Eire 6' neutrality sign unveiled by Michael D Higgins following restoration

The EIRE 6 sign was one of 83 aerial recognition signs built around the Irish coast during the Second World War.

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Apr 9th 2022, 5:17 PM

# Coronavirus

President Higgins is holding a Covid remembrance ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin today

An oak tree will be planted as a lasting memorial to victims of the pandemic.

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Mar 20th 2022, 8:30 AM

# Uachtarán na hÉireann

President Higgins calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during St Patrick's Day message

Higgins said the sacrifices made by frontline workers across society during the pandemic should not be forgotten.

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Mar 17th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Áras An Uachtaráin

President Higgins and his wife Sabina have tested positive for Covid-19

The President is isolating and will continue to work from home.

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Mar 4th 2022, 12:05 PM

# 50TH ANNIVERSARY

'A terrible atrocity': Thousands attend Bloody Sunday memorial to remember victims

Several events are taking place in Derry to commemorate victims on the 50th anniversary of the massacre.

Relatives of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday attended a remembrance walk to honour those who died

Micheál Martin took part in the remembrance walk and laid a wreath at a ceremony held afterwards

President Higgins will later say the tragic events of 50 years ago today "reverberated across this island and around the world"

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Jan 30th 2022, 7:33 PM

# RIP

'Voice of the West': Tributes as former RTÉ correspondent Jim Fahy dies aged 75

Fellow journalists and those employed by the station paid tribute to their former colleague today on social media.

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Jan 15th 2022, 3:42 PM