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Michael D. Higgins
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Cearbhail Ó Dálaigh
Erskine Childers
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Douglas Hyde
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Remarks at the East Clare Community Co-Operative Society Limited 25th Anniversary
14th June 2012
Remarks at the Irish Seed Savers Association Seed Bank Facility
Scariff, 14th June 2014
Remarks at a Civic Reception hosted by Clare County Council
14th June 2012
Remarks at a Reception for Carers
Áras an Uachtaráin, 12th June 2012
Remarks at the Launch of the Irish Champions of EU Research Awards 2012
8th June 2012
Remarks at the Launch Of The Convergence Roadshow 2012
Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary, 6th June 2012
Remarks at the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
Olympic House, Howth, Co. Dublin, 6th June 2012
Remarks at the official opening of Waterman’s Lodge Day Care & Respite Centre
6th June 2012
Remarks at the Official Opening o Nenagh Community Garden
6th June 2012
Remarks at the Opening of The Nenagh Castle Heritage Site
6th June 2012
Remarks at a Reception for ISPCC Volunteers
Áras an Uachtaráin, 31st May 2012
Remarks at the Official Opening of Bloom 2012
Phoenix Park, Dublin, 31 May 2012
Remarks at Listowel Writers Week
30th May 2012
Remarks at the opening of ‘The Many Faces of Africa’ event
Tralee International Resource Centre, 30th May 2012
Speech at the First International Shaw Conference
National Gallery of Ireland, 29th May 2012
Remarks on the Occasion of the unveiling of a memorial plaque to Leading Seaman Michael Quinn
Drogheda, 27th May 2012
Remarks at a Dinner to Mark the Inaugural Year of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
(Cima) Ireland Board
Remarks at the INOU Annual Delegate Conference
25th May 2012
Remarks at the HSE Community Games National Finals
Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone, 25th May 2012
Speech by President Higgins at the Launch of the Presidency Seminar “Being Young and Irish”
Áras an Uachtaráin, 25th May 2012
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