President visits Abbeyleix to mark Biodiversity Week

Speech at Abbeyleix, Co. Laois during Biodiversity Week

The President of Ireland was the guest of honour in Abbeyleix at an event to mark National Biodiversity Week.

President Higgins attended one of the many events being organised in the context of the Biodiversity Week. The event highlighted the importance of sustainable tourism and paid tribute to the volunteers and organisations working to restore Abbeyleix Bog and other wetlands around the country.