President and Sabina host ‘Tae leis an Uachtarán’ to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge

Wed 13th Mar, 2019 | 14:30
location: (Dublin) Áras an Uachtaráin

(Dublin) Áras an Uachtaráin

Wednesday, 13th March, 2019

President and Sabina host ‘Tae leis an Uachtarán’ to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge

The President invited a large number of people to an afternoon tea reception at Áras an Uachtaráin, to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge. 

Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week) is an international Irish language festival and one of the biggest celebrations of our native language and culture that takes place each year in Ireland and in many other countries. 

President Higgins has used his term in office to promote the Irish language. Throughout his career, President Higgins has championed the Irish language and he was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Teilifís na Gaeilge, now TG4. 

In his first term in office, President Higgins said that his would be a Presidency of Ideas, and one sensitive to language, concepts and unspoken assumptions. Since then, he has on many occasions highlighted the central place of the Irish language in our history and culture, consistently encouraging people to speak the language, even if they only have the ‘cúpla focail.’

For more information, see https://president.ie/ga/diary/details/president-gives-an-address-at-beo