Speeches by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins

Speeches by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins

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Speech by President Higgins at a Community Day Garden Party

June 24, 2025 • 20 mins
The President and Sabina hosted a community day garden party celebrating the roles of individuals across the community and voluntary sector settings, working to make our society a better place.
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Message from President Michael D.Higgins for National Community Radio Day 2025

June 19, 2025 • 4 mins
Message from President Michael D.Higgins for National Community Radio Day 2025
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Speech by President Michael D. Higgins at a Garden Party Celebrating Bloomsday

June 16, 2025 • 31 mins
President Higgins and his wife Sabina hosted a Bloomsday Garden Party at Áras an Uachtaráin. Bloomsday, 16 June 1904, is the date immortalised in James Joyce’s 1922 novel Ulysses and named after the book’s protagonist Leopold Bloom. Each year, the President and Sabina host a special Bloomsday themed Garden Party to celebrate the work of James Joyce. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-hosts-a-bloomsday-garden-party-...
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Speech by President Higgins at a Community Day Garden Party

June 13, 2025 • 21 mins
Each year, the President and Sabina Higgins host a series of Garden Parties to celebrate the work of people and organisations who have been active in projects and areas that are central to the Presidency of Michael D. Higgins. The Garden Parties continue a tradition established by past Presidents, and over the course of 7 events, the President and Sabina will welcome people from all over the island of Ireland to Áras an Uachtaráin...
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Speech by President Higgins at a Reception Marking 75 Years of the Civil Defence

May 8, 2025 • 16 mins
The President and Sabina Higgins hosted a reception to mark the 75th anniversary of the Civil Defence in Ireland.
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Speech by President Higgins to celebrate May Day 2025

May 2, 2025 • 17 mins
The President and Sabina Higgins received a number of Trade Union Representatives to Áras an Uachtaráin to mark May Day.
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Speech by President Higgins at a St Patrick’s Day Reception

March 16, 2025 • 27 mins
Each year, the President and Sabina Higgins mark St. Patrick's Day by hosting a reception for groups and people that have made a particular contribution to Irish society. This year the President and Sabina Higgins hosted a reception celebrating the President’s 'Samhlaíocht agus An Náisiún – Imagination and The Nation' initiative. 'Samhlaíocht agus An Náisiún – Imagination and The Nation' is an initiative to highlight the powerful...
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Speech by President Higgins at a Reception for the Ireland Football Team from Italia ’90

March 14, 2025 • 12 mins
Speech by President Higgins at a Reception for the Ireland Football Team from Italia ’90 by Áras an Uachtaráin
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Teachtaireacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2025 ón Uachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn

March 13, 2025 • 12 mins
Teachtaireacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2025 ón Uachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn by Áras an Uachtaráin
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St Patrick's Day 2025 - Message from President Michael D. Higgins

March 13, 2025 • 10 mins
St Patrick's Day 2025 - Message from President Michael D. Higgins by Áras an Uachtaráin
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Speech by President Michael D. Higgins at a March 2025 Afternoon Tea Party

March 11, 2025 • 17 mins
The President and Sabina Higgins hosted an afternoon tea reception at Áras an Uachtaráin for members of communities from around the country. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-and-sabina-host-an-afternoon-tea-reception-12-03-25
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Speech by President Higgins at a Reception Hosting Members of the South-East Fermanagh Foundation

March 5, 2025 • 18 mins
Speech by President Higgins at a Reception Hosting Members of the South-East Fermanagh Foundation by Áras an Uachtaráin
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President Higgins confers the Torc, Symbol of the Office of Saoi, on Paul Muldoon

February 6, 2025 • 12 mins
On Thursday 6 February 2025, President Higgins conferred the symbol of the office of Saoi, the gold Torc, to Paul Muldoon at a ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin. Members of Aosdána may receive the honour of Saoi for singular and sustained distinction in the arts. It is the highest honour open to an Irish artist. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-confers-the-torc-symbol-of-the-office-of-saoi-on-paul-muldoon
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President Higgins presents the 2024 Presidential Distinguished Service Awards

January 29, 2025 • 18 mins
Uachtarán na hÉireann, President Michael D. Higgins this presented this year’s Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad at a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin. The MC for the event was Doireann Ní Bhriain. This year’s ten recipients are: Séamus Coleman, Republic of Ireland international football captain Patrick Leahy, Former United States Senator Aduke Gomez, Irish-Nigerian scholar Rosalind Scanlon, Artistic Di...
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Speech by President Higgins at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025

January 7, 2025 • 25 mins
President Higgins opened the 2025 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. President Higgins is a great supporter of the BT Young Scientist & Technologist exhibition, praising it for encouraging young people to push the boundaries outwards and applying their creative energy and curiosity to a constant exploration of how the world around them can be improved.
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Teachtaireacht na Nollag ón Uachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn

December 20, 2024 • 14 mins
Teachtaireacht na Nollag ón Uachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn by Áras an Uachtaráin
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Christmas Message from President Michael D. Higgins

December 19, 2024 • 12 mins
Christmas Message from President Michael D. Higgins 2024
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Speech by President Higgins at an Afternoon Tea Reception

December 13, 2024 • 14 mins
On Thursday, 12th December 2024, the President and Sabina Higgins hosted an afternoon tea reception at Áras an Uachtaráin for members of communities from around the country. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-and-sabina-host-an-afternoon-tea-reception-12-december-2024
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President and Sabina host the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony 2024

December 12, 2024 • 11 mins
On Saturday 7 December, President Michael D. Higgins switched on the Christmas tree lights at Áras an Uachtaráin. Each year, the President and Sabina Higgins welcome families to Áras an Uachtaráin, to be present for the official switching on of the Christmas lights. Since his inauguration, President Higgins has made a determined effort to open Áras an Uachtaráin to members of the public, and he has invited countless people and o...
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Speech by President Higgins at a Reception to Honour the Achievement of Irish Paralympians

November 14, 2024 • 11 mins
Uachtarán na hÉireann, President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina welcomed the Irish Paralympic Team to Áras an Uachtaráin. The President invited the team that represented Ireland with such distinction at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to the Áras in order to officially acknowledge the achievements of the Team in Paris over the summer of 2024. Those in attendance included, among others, Orla Comerford, who won a bronze med...
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