This year’s Christmas Card - which will be sent to international Heads of State, members of the diplomatic corps and members of the public both in Ireland and abroad - features a message of ‘Peace & ...

In his condemnation of recent racists attacks on Indians in his country, Ireland President Michael D Higgins made some key points about migration and its role in society. “Ireland has long been shaped ...

Well wishers gathered outside the official residence of the President of Ireland on Monday evening as Michael D Higgins left on his final day in office. The outgoing Irish president and his wife, ...

Charles Seelig Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney has presented outgoing Irish President Michael D. Higgins with the Guestbook Project Award for Narrative Hospitality in recognition of his ...

*Editor's Note: The following piece was submitted to IrishCentral by Brendan Fay, the Co Louth-born, New York-based filmmaker and founder of the Lavender and Green Alliance and St Pats For All. After ...

Higgins is preparing to move back to Galway with his wife, Sabina, and their beloved dog, Misneach. Misneach has been making the most out of his final few weeks in Phoenix Park, alongside his other ...

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins has been described as an "antisemitic leprechaun" after saying that it is an "outrage" that critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ...

OUTGOING PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins’ love of animals is well known. Higgins has had Bernese Mountain Dogs in the Áras since he first took office in 2011. Shadow was the first, followed by Síoda and ...

T HURSDAY: I tuned into a local radio station today and listened with interest as they discussed Michael D. Higgins, and what the D that separates his christian and surname, represents. I had no idea.

When Irish President Michael D Higgins first took office in 2011, he made his love of dogs well-known to the public. He first welcomed Shadow, a Bernese Mountain Dog, followed by Síoda and Bród. The ...