President Higgins and Sabina Higgins host a Community Day Garden Party

President speaks about the Garden Parties (Extracts from a speech at a Community Day)

The final event in the 2017 series of Garden Parties was the 'Community Day' party.

Each year, President and Sabina Higgins open up Áras an Uachtaráin for a series of Garden Parties celebrating the work of people and organisations active on themes of citizenship and community - themes that are central to the Presidency of Michael D. Higgins. 

Over 400 people were invited to meet with the President and Sabina Higgins for the 'Community Day' event, celebrating voluntary groups and active citizens, from across the country, who are working to build a better, more inclusive Ireland.