Speeches By President Of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins
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Account for Áras an Uachtaráin, providing updates on the work of Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins. Policy: http://www.president.ie/en/about/social-media
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Speech by President Higgins at a reception for H.E. Mr. Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy
20/05/2024 Duration: 14minPresident Higgins hosted a dinner for His Excellency, Mr. Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy at Áras an Uachtaráin. The dinner follows the October 2023 meeting between the two Presidents as part of a five-day programme which President Higgins undertook in Rome and the Holy See to coincide with his participation in the 2023 World Food Forum. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-hosts-a-dinner-for-h.e-mr-sergio-mattarella-president-of-italy
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Speech by President Higgins at the Dóchas 50th Anniversary Conference
15/05/2024 Duration: 51minPresident Higgins addressed the Annual Dóchas Conference. Dóchas is an Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations Founded from the belief that every human being is fundamentally equal, working to protect and support the most vulnerable in society. This year’s conference titled 'Dóchas at 50: Sustainable Development in a Time of Climate Crisis’, celebrated five decades of collaboration amongst International development and humanitarian organisations in Ireland, and their collective vision for a just, equal and sustainable world. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-addresses-the-dochas-50th-anniversary-conference
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President Higgins delivers inaugural Lecture of the John Kennedy Lecture Series
24/04/2024 Duration: 01h19minPresident Higgins delivered the inaugural lecture in a new annual series of lectures which will run at the University of Manchester. Titled the John Kennedy Lecture Series, the lectures will run for five years as part of the University’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. The title of the inaugural lecture, presented by President Higgins, is ‘Of the consciousness our times need in responding to interacting crises and the role of Universities as spaces of discourse in facilitating it’.
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Speech as President Higgins Receives Honorary Doctorate From The University Of Manchester
23/04/2024 Duration: 07minPresident Higgins was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Nazir Afzal OBE, in recognition of his extensive and significant contributions to literature and public life. The citation was read by Professor John McAuliffe, Reader in Modern Literature and Creative Writing and Co-Director of the New Writing Centre at the University. The conferral ceremony, with a dinner in the President’s honour, took place place at the Whitworth Art Gallery, which forms part of the University. The ceremony was attended by the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell.
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President Higgins delivers keynote address at the 2024 National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
28/01/2024 Duration: 13minOn Sunday 28 January, President Higgins delivered the keynote address at the Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration. The annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration cherishes the memory of all who perished in the Holocaust. It recalls six million Jewish men, women and children and millions of others who were persecuted and murdered by the Nazis because of their ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliations or their religious beliefs. Audio courtesy of Holocaust Education Ireland. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-delivers-keynote-address-at-the-2024-national-holocaust-memorial-day-commemoration
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Speech By President Higgins At Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024
10/01/2024 Duration: 20minPresident Higgins opened the 2024 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. The event brings together some of the country’s brightest young minds as they compete to take home the title of BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year.
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Christmas Message From President Higgins 2023
20/12/2023 Duration: 09minChristmas Message From President Higgins 2023 by Áras an Uachtaráin
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Teachtaireacht Na Nollag Ón Uachtarán Ó HUigínn 2023
20/12/2023 Duration: 11minTeachtaireacht Na Nollag Ón Uachtarán Ó HUigínn 2023 by Áras an Uachtaráin
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President and Sabina host the 2023Tree Lighting Ceremony
11/12/2023 Duration: 09minOn Saturday 9 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 organisations that work on initiatives to promote social change, inclusion and practical solidarity to visit the house and surrounding gardens. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-and-sabina-host-the-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony-2023
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President Higgins launches Machnamh 100 Centenary Reflections, Volumes 1 and 2
30/11/2023 Duration: 50minPresident Higgins launched Volumes 1 and 2 of collected work from his Machnamh 100 series at a reception in Áras an Uachtaráin. Machnamh 100 is an initiative of President Higgins that builds on his extensive work to date during Ireland’s Decade of Commemorations that has examined and explored seminal events such as the Lockout of 1913, the First World War, The Easter Rising, the Flu Pandemic, the election of 1918 and the first Dáil. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-launches-machnamh-100-centenary-reflections-volumes-1-and-2
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President Higgins delivers the Economic and Social Research Institute’s 2023 Geary Lecture
24/11/2023 Duration: 01h05minPresident Higgins delivered the Economic and Social Research Institute's 2023 Geary Lecture at an event in Áras an Uachtaráin. The Geary lecture is organised each year by the ESRI and honours Dr R. C. Geary (1896 –1983), the first Director of the Institute. Dr Geary is regarded as the most eminent Irish statistician of the twentieth century. Lectures have been given by some of the world’s foremost scholars in the fields of economics, statistics and sociology, including a number of Nobel Prize winners. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-delivers-the-economic-and-social-research-institutes-geary-lecture
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Speech by President Higgins at a reception to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
22/11/2023 Duration: 14minPresident Higgins hosted a special reception to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Áras an Uachtaráin where he welcomed a number of family members of those who have tragically lost their lives on the road, as well as committee members of victim’s groups. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-hosts-a-reception-to-mark-world-day-of-remembrance-for-road-traffic-victims
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President Higgins delivers a Keynote address at World Food Forum Closing Session
20/10/2023 Duration: 25minPresident Higgins delivered a keynote address the Closing Ceremony of the World Food Forum on Friday 20th October. The Closing Ceremony was attended by member Representatives as well as all participants of the World Food Forum including members and those participating in the youth, science and investment forums. The President addressed the topic: "What advice would you give to the youth to achieve agri-food systems' transformation?" to inspire the audience to work together to accelerate the transformation of our agri-food systems and to achieve the 2030 Agenda.
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President opens exhibition ‘Ireland and the Birth of Europe’
19/10/2023 Duration: 17minPresident Higgins launched the Ireland and the Birth of Europe exhibition, part of a series of events to mark 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership, at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-opens-exhibition-ireland-and-the-birth-of-europe
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Statement by President Higgins following meeting with Mr Alvaro Lario, President of IFAD
18/10/2023 Duration: 04minPresident Higgins held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. Ireland is a founding member of IFAD and has contributed US$63.6 million to the Fund’s regular resources since it was established in 1977. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-meets-mr-alvaro-lario-president-of-the-international-fund-for-agricultural-development
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Speech by President Higgins at a Reception for the Irish Community in Rome
18/10/2023 Duration: 15minOn the occasion of President Michael D. Higgins’ visit to Rome, H.E. Patricia O’Brien, Ambassador of Ireland to Italy and H.E. Frances Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to Holy See, hosted a reception at the Villa Spada, the residence of the Ambassador of Ireland to Italy, for selected representatives of the Irish community. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-and-sabina-attend-a-reception-for-the-irish-community-in-rome23
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Opening Statement by President Higgins at the The World Food Forum, Rome
16/10/2023 Duration: 15minAt the invitation of the Director General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Dr. QU Dongyu, President Higgins delivered a speech at the World Food Forum grand opening ceremony.
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Statement by President Higgins following the 18th meeting of the Arraiolos Group of EU Presidents
06/10/2023 Duration: 03minAt the invitation of H.E. Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic, President Higgins participated in a meeting of the ‘Arraiolos Group’ of EU Presidents. The meeting was attended by14 non-executive Presidents of European Union member states who discussed contemporary issues. The Arraiolos Group is an informal meeting of Presidents of European Union member states. Meeting once a year, the Arraiolos Group, named after the Portuguese town where the first meeting took place in 2003, provides a political forum for the Presidents of parliamentary republics in the EU to consider responses to the challenges facing their societies, and to promote the principles of multilateralism.
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Speech by President Higgins at National Ploughing Championships 2023
20/09/2023 Duration: 21minPresident Higgins formally opened the National Ploughing Championships, taking place place in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. The President has attended the Ploughing Championships since his inauguration in 2011, and has described the festival as “an outstanding example of the Irish genius” and “the most beloved rendez-vous in Ireland’s rural calendar.”
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Statement by President Higgins in Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Chile’s coup d’état
11/09/2023 Duration: 01minThe President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, has participated, at the invitation of Chile’s President, in events taking place in Santiago to mark the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état which overthrew the government of the democratically elected Chilean President Salvador Allende on 11 September 1973. President Higgins, at the request of President Gabriel Boric, has contributed a video message – which the President has delivered in both the Spanish and English languages – which will be played at an event attended by invited Heads of State in Santiago on Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the coup. President Higgins has also added his support to the ‘Santiago Commitment’, which will be signed by those participating in the event. On the 50th anniversary of the overturning of democracy in Chile, the document commits those signing it to caring for and defending democracy, condemning violence and promoting peaceful resolution of differences, defending and promoting human rights, and strengthening the space