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Address at the official opening of the ICTU Biennial Conference 2017 Address at the official opening of the ICTU Biennial Conference 2017
On 4 July, President Higgins formally opened the biennial conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
In his speech, the President spoke of the rise of the 'precariat' and work insecurity, as well as the role of trade unions in combating rising populism.
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‘Fáilte’ speech, celebrating Ireland’s new citizens -
Speech at the ‘Care and Solidarity in the Community’ Garden Party Speech at the ‘Care and Solidarity in the Community’ Garden Party
The President and Sabina Higgins hosted a Garden Party to pay tribute to people caring for others.
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Speech at a ‘Family Day’ Garden Party 2017 Speech at a ‘Family Day’ Garden Party 2017
The third Garden Party hosted by President and Sabina this summer was a "Family Day".
People from all over Ireland were invited as guests of honour at this event, held to pay tribute to the love, friendship and solidarity that binds us together as people and as a nation.
The annual Garden Parties at Áras an Uachtaráin continue a tradition which began during Douglas Hyde’s presidency. President and Sabina Higgins are organising eight such events this summer, welcoming some 4,000 people into Áras an Uachtaráin.
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Address to representatives of the Choctaw Nation Address to representatives of the Choctaw Nation
On 20 June 2017, President and Sabina Higgins hosted a delegation from the Choctaw Nation.
The Choctaw, who lost a quarter of their population on the 'Trail of Tears' in the 1830s, just a few short years later collected money to donate to the victims of the Famine in Ireland.
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Speech at a Garden Party for Representatives of Ireland’s Island Communities Speech at a Garden Party for Representatives of Ireland’s Island Communities
The second event in the 2017 series of Garden Parties hosted by President and Sabina Higgins focused on paying tribute to the people and organisations that work to support and promote healthy, thriving communities on Ireland's inhabited islands.
The President and Sabina invited people from islands communities across Ireland, as well as from organisations and institutions that support, or relate to, island life.
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Palabras del Presidente Higgins a la visita de una Delegación de Educación Superior de Centroamérica Palabras del Presidente Higgins a la visita de una Delegación de Educación Superior de Centroamérica
Speech to a visiting delegation of Universities from Central America, given at Áras an Uachtaráin, on 19 June 2017.
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Speech by President Higgins at the Opening of Shekina Exhibition Speech by President Higgins at the Opening of Shekina Exhibition
Twenty years after visiting as Minister for Arts, President Higgins returned to Shekina Garden in Glenmalure.
President Higgins was Minister for the Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when Catherine McCann gifted the Shekina Garden to the State, a transfer which the President (then Minister) formalised on the occasion of a visit to Shekina in 1997.
This visit was, in fact, one of the last duties the President performed on his final day as a member of cabinet.
The exhbition of art in the Garden includes works of the late Fred Conlon, Sculptor.
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Speech By President Higgins At The Official Opening Of Bloom 2017 Speech By President Higgins At The Official Opening Of Bloom 2017
President Higgins opened Bord Bia’s "Bloom" event, in Dublin's Phoenix Park.
The annual Bloom festival is Ireland’s largest gardening, food and family festival.
The President visited a large number of show gardens and delivered a speech to formally open the festival. In his speech, the President paid tribute to the festival organisers and spoke of the importance of sustainable food production for both our economy and our health and well-being.
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Speech at the 40th Anniversary Celebrations of Shanganagh Park House Speech at the 40th Anniversary Celebrations of Shanganagh Park House
The President visited Shankill, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of Shanganagh Park House
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Speech at the launch of the celebrations of the bicentenary of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Speech at the launch of the celebrations of the bicentenary of Dún Laoghaire Harbour
President Higgins visited Dun Laoghaire to launch the programme of events celebrating the harbour’s 200th anniversary.
Construction of the harbour began in 1815 and the foundation stone for the harbour's new granite piers was laid in 1817. In his speech marking the 200th anniversary of the harbour, the President focused on the changing nature of the harbour and the society around it, and thanked all those involved in the harbour's preservation and operation.
See www.president.ie/en/diary/details…nary-of-dun-laog
Thug an tUachtarán cuairt ar Dhún Laoghaire chun clár imeachtaí a dhéanfaidh comóradh ar bhunú an chalafoirt 200 bliain ó shin a lainseáil.
Cuireadh tús le tógáil an chalafoirt in 1815 agus leagadh bunchloch chéanna nua eibhir an chalafoirt in 1817. Ina óráid chun bunú an chalafoirt 200 bliain ó shin a chomóradh, dhírigh an tUachtarán ar an gcaoi a bhfuil an calafort agus an tsochaí thart timpeall air ag athrú, agus ghlac sé buíochas leo siúd go léir atá bainteach lena chaomhnú agus lena hoibriú.
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Speech to members of the Inter-Action Council, 30 May 2017 Speech to members of the Inter-Action Council, 30 May 2017
Bhuail an tUachtarán le comhaltaí na Comhairle Idirghníomhaíochta.
Bunaíodh an Chomhairle chun leas a bhaint as taithí, fuinneamh agus teagmhálacha idirnáisiúnta grúpa IarUachtarán agus PhríomhAirí, d’fhonn moltaí agus réitigh phraiticiúla ar fhadhbanna polaitiúla, eacnamaíochta agus sóisialta atá ag teacht roimh an gcine daonna a fhorbairt.
The President met with members of the InterAction Council.
The Council was established to mobilise the experience, energy and international contacts of a group of former President and Prime Ministers, to develop recommendations and practical solutions for the political, economic and social problems confronting humanity.
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Speech at Abbeyleix, Co. Laois during Biodiversity Week Speech at Abbeyleix, Co. Laois during Biodiversity Week
The President of Ireland was the guest of honour in Abbeyleix at an event to mark National Biodiversity Week.
President Higgins attended one of the many events being organised in the context of the Biodiversity Week. The event highlighted the importance of sustainable tourism and paid tribute to the volunteers and organisations working to restore Abbeyleix Bog and other wetlands around the country.
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Speech at the Pontifical Irish College, Rome -
Speeches by President Higgins and HRH Prince Of Wales at a dinner at Áras an Uachtaráin Speeches by President Higgins and HRH Prince Of Wales at a dinner at Áras an Uachtaráin
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Speech to mark Skerries’ win in the Tidy Towns Award -
President visits St. John’s College on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary celebrations President visits St. John’s College on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary celebrations
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President officially opens a new Employment Action Service -
Speech at the opening of Cloughjordan Community Amphitheatre Speech at the opening of Cloughjordan Community Amphitheatre
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President Michael D. Higgins will open Cloughjordan Community Amphitheatre on Friday 21 April.
D’oscail an tUachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn Amfaitéatar Pobail Chloch Shiúrdáin Dé hAoine 21 Aibreán.
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