Ah, give us a go.
This afternoon.
Fun Place, King Street, Dublin 2.
Tag Archives: President Higgins
Well Read
at
This morning.
Navan Road, Dublin, Dublin 7.
President Michael D Higgins – accompanied by his wife Sabina and City Librarian Mairead Owens (out of pictures) – donated his personal book collection to Cabra Library on behalf of Dublin City Libraries.
Das Kapital, Peig (cover removed) and Jackie Collins mainly.
Meanwhile...
These aren’t mine!
— JonTron (@JonTron84970539) January 14, 2020
Uncanny.
From an original idea by Con Kennedy (see comments)
President Higgins has arrived in #Belfast, to announce the name of the new Ireland Professor of Poetry, @ChairOfPoetry. pic.twitter.com/jttTc6PAOF
— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) September 6, 2019
This afternoon.
Meanwhile…
Glad he didn’t fly this time but then that’s a very carefully crafted piece of PR
— Brian M (@brianymoran) September 6, 2019
Update:
Frank Ormsby is today announced by @PresidentIRL, Michael D. Higgins, as the eighth Ireland Professor of Poetry!
📸: Malachi O’Doherty@artscouncil_ie @ArtsCouncilNI @tcddublin @ucddublin #irelandprofessorofpoetry #poetry #irishpoetry pic.twitter.com/TDZfFd8Uru
— IrelandChairOfPoetry (@ChairOfPoetry) September 6, 2019
President Higgins speaks of #Irish and his own family ties with the U.K., his fondness for #Liverpool “the most Irish of British cities” and his delight at being back in the Liverpool Irish Centre. @LiverpoolIC 🇮🇪🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/PjOziLzbay
— Embassy of Ireland (@IrelandEmbGB) February 13, 2019
This morning.
Pics: Maxwells
Meanwhile…
Eileen Walsh originally from County Cavan and living in Liverpool since 1951, meets president Higgins and Sabina.
Squee.
Pics: Maxwells
Meanwhile…
Is é seo an tríú cuairt ag an Uachtarán ar Learpholl; cathair ar thug an tUachtarán "an ceann is Gaelaí de chathracha na Breataine" uirthi in 2012.
— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) February 13, 2019
Easy for him to say.
Being bilingual and all.
Calm down.
Calm down.
This afternoon.
University of Liverpool.
President Michael D Higgins has met Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during a day celebrating the culture, history and people of Liverpool.
President Higgins and Prince Charles signed a scroll making them joint patrons at the Institute of Irish studies at the University of Liverpool. The event was attended by the Irish Ambassador to the UK, Adrian O’Neill….
President Michael D Higgins meets Prince Charles in Liverpool (RTÉ)
Pic via Kate McMulin
Meanwhile…
‘President Higgins meets Prince Charles in Liverpool.’
Goodness me, and what brings you to Liverpool?
And sure now and I might ask you the same question!
— Gerard Lee (@gerardlee10) February 12, 2019
FIGHT!
This afternoon.
Guild Street/ Sheriff Street, Dublin 1
President Michael D Higgins with his wife Sabina at the launch of Vera Klute’s sculpture of Luke Kelly, one of two being unveiled today in the capital…
Earlier.
South King Street, Dublin 2
President Higgins and Sabina with musicians, including Glen Hansard (top third left) and The Dubliners‘ John Sheahan (white beard), at the launch of John Coll’s sculpture of folk legend Luke Kelly.
Any excuse.
Earlier: Bring me The Heads of Luke Kelly
Bigly Huge
at
Yesterday.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
Don Reilly writes:
Shame about all the empty seats at the Presidential Inauguration….
Anyone?
Meanwhile…
Lensman Visual tweetz:
Photographs from Michael D Higgins’ inauguration last night, video to follow soon. Wishing President Higgins the best for his second term in office.
Walkabout
at
Yesterday evening.
South Dublin city centre.
President Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins meet the public during an impromptu canvassing session for Presidency 2018 outside the Gaiety Theatre and Grafton Street.
President Higgins and Joan Freeman
Further to revelations of a hitherto unknown and unaudited annual Presidential allowance of €317,00…
Presidential candidate Joan Freeman writes::
“I’m shocked to hear that €317,000 of public money is paid every year without audit, without checks and without accountability.
I know of no other public money that is treated in this way, and to find people actually defending it is mind boggling.
On what possible grounds could you defend this level of secrecy?
As someone who has worked in the voluntary and charity sectors for years, I’m disappointed at the double standards in the way scrutiny is applied to public monies.
When we, rightly, demand openness, transparency and accountability of public spending, it behoves us to lead by example.
That is not the case here and we should be told what this budget is needed for, why it hasn’t been accounted for and why no-one bothered to ask questions until now.”
FIGHT!
Yesterday: The President’s €317,000 Top-Up ‘Allowance