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  1. Overpaying of staff 'spread' to Áras - FF
    Irish Times logo Irish Times 13 hours ago

    REPORT: THE CONTAGION of excess payments to special advisers had spread to the presidency, Jim Walsh (FF) said. One such person, appointed to the staff of President Michael D Higgins, was on a salary €20,000 above the designated level, he added. ... Full Article at Irish Times

  2. Bookshop’s losses increase by 65%
    Irish Examiner logo Irish Examiner 1 day ago

    Recently filed accounts to the Companies Office show that the losses at Kenny’s Bookshops and Arts Galleries (Holdings) Ltd increased by 65% from €1.1m in 2009 to €1.8m in 2010 with accumulated losses of €6.7m at the end of 2010. The accounts confirm... Full Article at Irish Examiner

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago
    King Letsie III of Lesotho (3rd R) is greeted by Irish President Michael D. Higgins (L) upon his arrival at the Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidents house) in Dublin, Ireland, on May 21, 2012. King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso are on a...

    King Letsie III of Lesotho (3rd R) is greeted by Irish President Michael D. Higgins (L) upon his arrival at the Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidents house) in Dublin, Ireland, on May 21, 2012. King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso are on a... View Photo »

  4. As I reflect on the greatness of this city and particularly on the enormous contribution made towards its success and vibrancy by successive generations of emigrants from Ireland and their descendants, I am mindful that for some the experience of coming here has proved challenging and at times daunting
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Central 2 weeks ago
  5. President Higgins advisors' pay 'exceeds salary cap'
    BreakingNews.ie logo BreakingNews.ie 3 days ago

    The Sunday Times newspaper has revealed that two members of Michael D Higgins' Presidential staff, his special advisor and his communication's director, are being paid more than €20,000 and €10,000 in excess of the pay guidelines. Fine Gael TD Paschal... Full Article at BreakingNews.ie

  6. President Michael D Higgins call on the Irish youth to help shape Ireland’s future
    Irish Central logo Irish Central 3 days ago

    President Michael D Higgins plans to issue a national invitation to the young people of Ireland to find out what kind of nation they wish to live in and to discuss how that ideal can be achieved. According to the Irish Examiner, President Higgins... Full Article at Irish Central

  7. Taylor likely to be top seed in Olympics
    BreakingNews.ie logo BreakingNews.ie 5 days ago

    19/05/2012 - 10:59:41 The Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the President Michael D Higgins are leading tributes this morning to the Irish boxer Katie Taylor. The 25-year-old has become the world champion for a fourth time, after she beat her Russian opponent... Full Article at BreakingNews.ie

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago
    King Letsie III of Lesotho (2nd L) and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso (2nd R) pose for pictures with Irish President Michael D. Higgins (L) and his wife Sabina Higgins (R) upon their arrival at the Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidents house) in Dublin,...

    King Letsie III of Lesotho (2nd L) and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso (2nd R) pose for pictures with Irish President Michael D. Higgins (L) and his wife Sabina Higgins (R) upon their arrival at the Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidents house) in Dublin,... View Photo »

  9. Ken, with the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins
    SOURCE: Irish Times 2 months ago
  10. Michael D Higgins v Michael Graham
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  11. Derry pounce as Bohemians seeth
    Irish Times logo Irish Times 5 days ago

    Bohemians continued to battle away and Keith Ward gave them some reward, curling home a free-kick five minutes into stoppage time. President Michael D Higgins and Republic of Ireland players James McClean, Keith Fahey and David Forde were in attendance... Full Article at Irish Times

  12. Biodiversity valued as wild night kicks off in park
    Irish Times logo Irish Times 5 days ago

    IS pumping €2.6 billion into the Irish economy each year, according to the director of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, Dr Liam Lysaght. He was speaking at the launch of BioBlitz 2012 last night by President Michael D Higgins. BioBlitz is a... Full Article at Irish Times

  13. Bohemians 1-2 Derry City
    RTE Interactive logo RTE Interactive 5 days ago

    Bohemians will want to forget after going down 2-1 to Derry City at Dalymount Park. Second-half goals from Stephen McLaughlin and Patrick McEleney saw to a miserable night for Bohs who also had their manager sent to the stands. Keith Ward scored late on... Full Article at RTE Interactive

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  1. King Letsie III of Lesotho (3rd R) is greeted by Irish President Michael D. Higgins (L) upon his arrival at the Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidents house) in Dublin, Ireland, on May 21, 2012. King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso are on a three-day official visit to Ireland.
  2. King Letsie III of Lesotho (2nd L) and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso (2nd R) pose for pictures with Irish President Michael D. Higgins (L) and his wife Sabina Higgins (R) upon their arrival at the Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidents house) in Dublin, Ireland, on May 21, 2012. King Letsie III...
  3. King Letsie III of Lesotho, right, meets Irish President Michael D Higgins at Aras an Uachtarain, the Irish President's residents in Dublin, Ireland, Monday May 21, 2012. King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato of the Kingdom of Lesotho are on a three day visit to Ireland.
  4. King Letsie III of Lesotho, second left, and Queen Masenate Mohato, second right, stand for an official photo with Irish President Michael D Higgins, left, and his wife Sabina, right, at Aras an Uachtarain, the Irish President's residents in Dublin, Ireland, Monday May 21, 2012. King...
  5. Kieran McLoughlin, President & CEO of The Worldwide Ireland Funds and Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Chairman of The American Ireland Fund, brief Michael D. Higgins President of Ireland on the milestone announcement that The Worldwide Ireland Funds Promising Ireland Campaign has...
  6. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 25: President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins during the RBS 6 Nations match between Ireland and Italy at Aviva Stadium on February 25, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.
  7. U.S. actor Al Pacino, left, and Irish President Michael D Higgins attend the Dublin film festival's showing of Wilde Salome at the Savoy Cinema, Dublin, Ireland, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
  8. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 11: Irish president Michael D. Higgins and Michael Fassbender arrive for the Irish Film and Television Awards 2012 at the Dublin Convention Centre on February 11, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.
  9. New Irish President Michael Higgins (R) poses with his wife Sabina at their official residence Aras An Uachtarain after the inauguration ceremony at Dublin Castle in Dublin on November 11, 2011. Higgins was invested as the ninth president of the Irish Republic.

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  1. As I reflect on the greatness of this city and particularly on the enormous contribution made towards its success and vibrancy by successive generations of emigrants from Ireland and their descendants, I am mindful that for some the experience of coming here has proved challenging and at times daunting
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Central 2 weeks ago
  2. Ken, with the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins
    SOURCE: Irish Times 2 months ago
  3. Those of us who are strong supporters of the UN would have wished that the UN reformed
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 2 weeks ago
  4. I would like to reiterate my comments yesterday, where I said that I would not challenge the outcome of the presidential election, and I offer my full support to President Michael D Higgins
    SOURCE: Independent.ie 2 months ago
  5. The United Nations protects all of the freedom of the human family.
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 2 weeks ago
  6. more than 9,000 mothers give birth here each year . . . It is wonderful to have the opportunity to welcome President Michael D Higgins and a host of rich cultural talent into the heart of our busy hospital.
    SOURCE: Irish Times 2 months ago
  7. has been a disaster not just for Irish economic policy but for global economic policy ... The biggest crisis globally, certainly in Europe, is an intellectual crisis.
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 3 weeks ago
  8. These visits I’m making to Irish centres are among the most important I will make
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 3 weeks ago
  9. I can keep the issue alive
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 3 weeks ago
  10. I am elected President for all the Irish. Wherever they may be, they will be always in my thoughts at Áras an Uachtaráin
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 3 weeks ago
  11. I would like my presidency to be remembered as a presidency of ideas ... Ireland should never be anti-intellectual.
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 3 weeks ago
  12. taught the Irish a further skill – the ability to maintain poise in the face of change, to live in two or even more worlds at once
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 3 weeks ago
  13. People are setting about finding a better version of Irishness than the acquisitive individualism that drove the worst aspects of the Celtic Tiger
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: BBC News 3 weeks ago
  14. I regret the loss of a great artist and a wonderful human being whose works are among this country’s most valuable cultural assets and are cherished by us all.
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 4 weeks ago
  15. Historical accuracy, too, will be a cornerstone of commemoration, and historians will have a vital role to play in ensuring that intellectual rigour prevails over any efforts towards polemical distortion
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 4 weeks ago
  16. They were people who were looking forward to a period of their lives free from insecurity, free from distress, and suddenly found that their pension investments – if they had taken redundancy sums, or if they had saved sums – were suddenly massively reduced, not through any action of their own but throu...
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Times 1 month ago
  17. We remember with respect all those who died on the Titanic and the thousands more whose lives were devastated by the loss of their loved ones in the Atlantic
    – Michael D Higgins SOURCE: Irish Central 1 month ago

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