![President delivers address at the Social Justice Ireland Annual Public Policy Conference](/images/made/44d1dc18a2367c64/SJI_address_1_720_492.jpg)
President Higgins attended the conference "Society Matters: Reconnecting People and the State"
The conference looked at the changing relationships between citizens and the State, and options for citizens to participate in democratic decision-making.
You can read, or listen to, the President's speech by clicking on the Audio, Video and Speech tabs above.