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Speech at an afternoon tea reception for Women’s and Men’s Sheds

Wed 15 Apr, 2026 | 22:30

Speech at an Afternoon Tea for Carers

Wed 25 Mar, 2026 | 14:30

St Patrick’s Day Message from President Catherine Connolly 2026

Tue 17 Mar, 2026 | 00:00

Speech celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge

Fri 13 Mar, 2026 | 14:30

Speech celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge

Fri 6 Mar, 2026 | 14:30

Speech at Ulster University

President Connolly visited Ulster University Campus in Belfast where she met with participants in the 2026 Fleadh Cheoil, as well as students in the Faculty of Law. The President delivered a keynote address to 200 invit
Wed 4 Feb, 2026 | 15:30

President Connolly officially opens the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2026

President Connolly opened the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. The event brings together some of the country’s brightest young minds and culminates in an awards ceremony, where prizes are dis
Wed 7 Jan, 2026 | 14:00

Christmas Message from President Catherine Connolly

Mon 22 Dec, 2025 | 07:00

President Connolly hosts a lunch to celebrate her Inauguration

President Connolly hosted a lunch at Áras an Uachtaráin to celebrate her Inauguration as 10th President of Ireland.
Tue 11 Nov, 2025 | 15:00

Inaugural Speech of President Catherine Connolly

On 11 November 2025, President Catherine Connolly was inaugurated as President of Ireland. President Catherine Connolly is the 10th President of Ireland. She was elected with 914,143 votes. The Constitution of Ireland
Tue 11 Nov, 2025 | 13:00

President Receives the President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa

Thu 9 Oct, 2025 | 13:35

Speech by President Higgins to celebrate Vona Groarke as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry

Thu 11 Sep, 2025 | 14:34

Speech by President Higgins at a Community Day Garden Party

Tue 24 Jun, 2025 | 15:00

Speech by President Higgins at a Garden Party Celebrating Bloomsday 2025

Mon 16 Jun, 2025 | 15:08

Speech by President Higgins at a Community Day Garden Party 13 June 2025

Fri 13 Jun, 2025 | 17:50

Speech at a Reception Marking 75 Years of the Civil Defence

The President and Sabina Higgins hosted a reception to mark the 75th anniversary of the Civil Defence in Ireland.
Thu 8 May, 2025 | 15:00

Speech by President Higgins to celebrate May Day 2025

Fri 2 May, 2025 | 09:04

Speech by President Higgins at a St. Patrick’s Day Reception celebrating Samhlaíocht agus an Náisiún - Imagination and the Nation

Mon 17 Mar, 2025 | 19:36

Speech by President Higgins at a Reception for the Ireland Football Team from Italia ’90

Sat 15 Mar, 2025 | 20:01

Teachtaireacht ón Uachtarán do Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2025

Fri 14 Mar, 2025 | 11:42

President marks St. Patrick’s Day 2025

Fri 14 Mar, 2025 | 11:37

Speech by President Michael D. Higgins at a March 2025 Afternoon Tea Party

Wed 12 Mar, 2025 | 17:22

Speech by President Higgins at a Reception Hosting Members of the South-East Fermanagh Foundation

Thu 6 Mar, 2025 | 12:30

President confers the Torc, Symbol of the Office of Saoi, on Paul Muldoon

Thu 6 Feb, 2025 | 11:00

President presents the 2024 Presidential Distinguished Service Awards

Uachtarán na hÉireann, President Michael D. Higgins this presented this year’s Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad at a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin. Th
Thu 30 Jan, 2025 | 23:00

Speech by President Higgins at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025

Wed 8 Jan, 2025 | 15:00

Teachtaireacht na Nollag ón Uachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn 2024

Fri 20 Dec, 2024 | 09:49

Christmas Message from President Michael D. Higgins 2024

Fri 20 Dec, 2024 | 09:48

Speech by President Higgins at an Afternoon Tea Reception 12 December 2024

Fri 13 Dec, 2024 | 10:45

Speech by President Higgins at the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony 2024

Fri 13 Dec, 2024 | 10:37

Speech by President Higgins at a Reception to Honour the Achievement of Irish Paralympians

Thu 14 Nov, 2024 | 15:38

President delivers the 2024 Kofi Annan Lecture

Thu 7 Nov, 2024 | 22:00

Speech by President Higgins marking the 40th Anniversary of the Office of the Ombudsman

Wed 23 Oct, 2024 | 15:55

Speech at a Reception to Honour the Memory of those who died in The Stardust Tragedy

President Higgins hosted a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin to honour the memory of those who died in the Stardust Tragedy. On Sunday 23 June 2024, President Higgins laid a wreath on behalf of the people of
Wed 16 Oct, 2024 | 13:43

Speech at a State Dinner in honour of H.E. Tô Lâm, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Wed 2 Oct, 2024 | 18:00

President Higgins receives the Eugene O’Neill International Public Service Award

Wed 25 Sep, 2024 | 09:08

President Higgins addresses United Nations Summit of the Future in New York

Tue 24 Sep, 2024 | 13:25

Speech by President Higgins at a Reception to Honour the Achievement of Irish Olympians

Fri 13 Sep, 2024 | 10:00

Speech by President Higgins to representatives of Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strikers

Fri 19 Jul, 2024 | 16:36

Speech by President Higgins at a Concert to Celebrate Irish Music Month 2024

Thu 4 Jul, 2024 | 09:23

Speech by President Higgins at a Garden Party Celebrating the Trade Union Movement

Sun 30 Jun, 2024 | 16:23

Speech at A Garden Party Sustaining And Conserving Our Oceans, Seas And Marine Resources

The theme of the fifth garden party of 2024 was ‘Life Below Water’ – Protecting our Oceans, Sustainable Development Goal 14. The President and Sabina Higgins welcomed members of our communities and act
Thu 27 Jun, 2024 | 16:00

Speech by President Higgins at a Community Day Garden Party 2024

Tue 25 Jun, 2024 | 16:12

Speech at a Family Day Garden Party

Sat 22 Jun, 2024 | 16:00

Speech by President Higgins at a Garden Party Celebrating Communities in all their Diversities

Wed 19 Jun, 2024 | 16:28

Speech by President Higgins at the 2024 Bloomsday Garden Party

Tue 18 Jun, 2024 | 09:37

‘Achieving Food Security From Below’ President Michael D. Higgins On Receipt of FAO Agricola Award

Mon 10 Jun, 2024 | 10:00

Speech by President Higgins Marking the Centenary of the Courts of Justice Act 1924

Tue 28 May, 2024 | 17:16

Speech by President Higgins at a reception for H.E. Mr. Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy

Mon 20 May, 2024 | 10:54

Speech by President Higgins at the Dóchas 50th Anniversary Conference

Wed 15 May, 2024 | 08:58

President Higgins delivers inaugural Lecture of the John Kennedy Lecture Series

Wed 24 Apr, 2024 | 17:00

Speech as President Higgins Receives Honorary Doctorate From The University Of Manchester

Tue 23 Apr, 2024 | 17:00

President Higgins delivers keynote address at the 2024 National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration

Mon 29 Jan, 2024 | 14:46

Speech by President Higgins at Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024

Wed 10 Jan, 2024 | 14:00

Teachtaireacht na Nollag ón Uachtarán Ó hUigínn 2023

Wed 20 Dec, 2023 | 10:00

Christmas Message from President Higgins

Wed 20 Dec, 2023 | 10:00

Speech by President Higgins at the 2023 Tree Lighting Ceremony

Mon 11 Dec, 2023 | 10:21

President launches Machnamh 100 Centenary Reflections, Volumes 1 and 2

Thu 30 Nov, 2023 | 16:52

President delivers the Economic and Social Research Institute’s Geary Lecture

Fri 24 Nov, 2023 | 17:28

Speech by President Higgins at a reception to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Wed 22 Nov, 2023 | 12:19