In a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin, President Higgins appointed Justice Michéal O'Higgins and Justice Rory Mulcahy as Judges to the High Court.
Also present at the ceremony were:
Tánaiste, Mr Micheál Martin T.D.
Minister, Mr Simon Harris T.D.
Attorney General, Mr Rossa Fanning S.C.
Assistant Secretary General, Mr Dermot Woods, Department of An Taoiseach
Secretary General to the President, Ms. Orla O'Hanrahan
The Constitution gives the President the power to appoint the Taoiseach on the nomination of Dáil Éireann, and other members of the Government on the nomination of the Taoiseach, after Dáil approval. Other office holders appointed by the President on the advice of the Government include Judges, the Attorney General, the Comptroller and Auditor General, and Commissioned officers of the Defence Forces.
For more information on the President's Constitutional role, click here.
https://president.ie/en/the-president/constitutional-role
