# president

This year

2023

# Election

Retired NATO general beats billionaire to become next Czech president

Petr Pavel won 56.76% if the vote.

15.2k

Jan 28th 2023, 3:26 PM

Last year

2022

# Claim

Broadcasters offer '100 times less' for Women's World Cup

The competition in July-August will have 32 teams for the first time.

8.4k

Oct 22nd 2022, 1:01 PM

# Midterms

Trump brands Biden 'enemy of the state' at Pennsylvania rally

Trump slammed a recent speech by Biden as the ‘most vicious, hateful and divisive speech ever delivered by an American president.’

26.7k

Sep 4th 2022, 6:10 PM

# Doonbeg

Donald Trump scraps visit to west Clare

Donald Trump was due in Ireland on 27 August next.

84.9k

Aug 16th 2022, 3:48 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.

61.9k

Aug 2nd 2022, 5:47 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

# 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.

20.7k

Jun 14th 2022, 3:50 PM

# scrutiny

Senegal's president supports PSG star amid homophobia accusations

Idrissa Gana Gueye missed a Ligue 1 game against Montpellier on Saturday during which players were to wear rainbow jerseys.

7.6k

May 17th 2022, 8:26 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you like to see Emmanuel Macron re-elected as French president?

French voters will soon decide who will be president for the next five years.

44.7k

Apr 9th 2022, 12:07 PM

# Italy

Italian parties to beg president to stay on, leaving Draghi as PM

Italy’s presidency is largely ceremonial, but the head of state wields serious power during political crises.

13.6k

Jan 29th 2022, 7:27 PM

All time

# Test Yourself

Quiz: How much do you know about the Presidents of Ireland?

Who loved golf and who likes spending time in a convent?

50.9k

Nov 27th 2021, 10:00 PM

# US

Kamala Harris held presidency for 1 hour 25 mins while Joe Biden was under anaesthesia

The US President had a colonoscopy as part of a regular health check, the White House said.

56.6k

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Nov 19th 2021, 5:28 PM

# Almighty God

European court rejects challenge to 'almighty God' wording in Presidential oath

The case is being taken by TD Róisín Shortall and others including Senator David Norris.

46.5k

Updated

Nov 18th 2021, 11:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: Young people are demanding action on climate and biodiversity, we can't let them down

Yvonne McKenna of Gaisce outlines their plans to encourage biodiversity by asking the public to plant bulbs for the bees.

16.4k

Oct 25th 2021, 7:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Was President Higgins right to decline the invitation to Northern Ireland event?

Michael D Higgins said that the event was a political one and could not attend.

126k

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Sep 17th 2021, 8:24 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you vote for Bertie Ahern if he ran for president?

The former Taoiseach hasn’t ruled out a bid in 2025.

160k

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Sep 13th 2021, 11:06 AM

# Philippines

Duterte confirms he will run for vice presidency in Philippines

The 76-year-old president is notorious for his crackdown on illegal drugs.

16.6k

Aug 25th 2021, 10:52 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the president have to swear an oath in the presence of God when being sworn in?

The constitution states that the president when entering office must make a declaration “in the presence of Almighty God”.

45.8k

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Aug 5th 2021, 11:34 AM

# rip-off

Ticket touts: President signs into law bill banning above price resales

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.

19.5k

Jul 14th 2021, 6:06 PM

# Stars and Stripes

Biden administration backs bill to make Washington DC the 51st state

The administration said the people of Washington DC deserve full representation in the US Congress.

20.8k

Apr 20th 2021, 5:56 PM

# Return

Joan Laporta elected Barcelona president for a second time

One of his main tasks will be to convince Lionel Messi to sign a new contract.

6.7k

Mar 7th 2021, 11:44 PM

# Italy

Italian president seeks non-political government to lead

Negotiations today failed to revive the collapsed coalition government.

13.0k

Feb 2nd 2021, 10:30 PM

# Report

President Higgins says State 'must bear primary responsibility' for mother and baby homes

Michael D Higgins issued a statement on the report published this week.

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Jan 15th 2021, 8:22 AM

# US politics

Donald Trump has been impeached twice - what happens now?

The US president was impeached by the House of Representatives last night.

37.2k

Jan 14th 2021, 7:38 AM

# Peru

Manuel Merino resigns as Peru president after just five days in power

Thousands have taken to the streets in days of protests against Merino.

21.2k

Nov 16th 2020, 7:31 AM

# election 2020

Joe Biden: 'The numbers tell us a clear and convincing story'

The candidate said he is going to win the 2020 US presidential election.

31.0k

Nov 7th 2020, 4:19 AM

# Glass Ceiling

Connacht president Heneghan becomes first woman in the role in Irish rugby

The Mayo native also acts as a judicial officer for World Rugby.

7.1k

Sep 15th 2020, 9:39 AM

# andrzej duda

Opponents boycott ceremony as Poland's president sworn in for second term

Opponents have accused Andrzej Duda of undermining the constitution and of running a homophobic campaign.

19.4k

Aug 6th 2020, 6:10 PM

# The West Wing

'Everybody that has a baby gets a million dollars': Kanye West holds first campaign rally

The rapper spoke about various topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals.

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Jul 20th 2020, 7:48 AM

# Funeral

President to hold memorial service for Detective Garda Colm Horkan as funeral takes place tomorrow

Detective Garda Colm Horkan (49) was shot dead on Wednesday night in the town of Castlerea.

25.9k

Jun 20th 2020, 7:41 PM

# Unimpressed

Donald Trump suggests he will boycott NFL and US Soccer

Colin Kaepernick started kneeling in 2016 to highlight racial inequality, and the US president does not want others to follow suit.

13.4k

Jun 14th 2020, 5:41 PM

# Resigned

Pichot quits World Rugby after losing to Beaumont in chairman election

The former Argentina scrum-half has resigned from three different roles.

9.1k

May 13th 2020, 10:41 AM

# Coronavirus

Reporter asks Trump if now is time for self congratulations. He responds: 'You don't have brains you were born with'

The US President said yesterday that those protesting the Covid-19 restrictions “love our country”.

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Apr 20th 2020, 7:07 AM

# president

Russia's Vladimir Putin signs law that could keep him in power for another 16 years

He signed the measure today, three days after it sailed through the Russian parliament

47.3k

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Mar 14th 2020, 5:30 PM

# Mubarak

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak dies aged 91

He ruled Egypt for over 30 years.

9.1k

Feb 25th 2020, 11:11 AM

# Exit Wounds

FAI president Conway to step down at EGM in January

Today is really an unthinkable situation, Minister for Sport Shane Ross told RTÉ News today.

29.2k

Updated

Dec 6th 2019, 6:30 PM

# RIP

'A great friend of Ireland': Jacques Chirac, former French president, dies aged 86

He died this morning surrounded by his family.

19.2k

Updated

Sep 26th 2019, 4:05 PM

# Classified

Whistleblower: White House officials 'locked down' transcript of call with Ukrainian leader

According to the intelligence community official, the transcript was loaded into a system that is used to store “especially sensitive” classified information.

18.1k

Sep 26th 2019, 2:38 PM

# United Nations

Higgins at UN: 'No challenge facing international community is more urgent than climate action'

Higgins was addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York this evening.

6.4k

Sep 26th 2019, 6:38 AM

# Defence Forces

Higgins says he wasn't elected to 'just read speeches he has been handed'

The president said recent comments he made about Defence Forces pay are “very much within the Constitution”.

21.6k

Sep 25th 2019, 7:31 AM