Tá an-áthas orm féin agus ar Sabina fáilte a chur romhaibh anseo inniu chuig Áras an Uachtaráin agus muid ag ceiliúradh Lá Fhéile ár n-éarlaimh Pádraig.

[Sabina and I are delighted to welcome you all here today to Áras an Úachtaráin as we celebrate the feast day of our patron saint, Patrick.]

St Patrick’s life was one defined by many valuable characteristics, amongst them courage, forgiveness, generosity, founded on a great concern for his fellow citizen. They are attributes which lie…