This afternoon President Higgins welcomed members of both the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the Irish Academy of Engineering, to Áras an Uachtaráin. In attendance were:
Prof. Sir Jim McDonald, President, Royal Academy of Engineering
Mr. Shane McHugh, Royal Academy of Engineering
Mr. Tom Leahy, President, Irish Academy of Engineering
Dr. Jim Browne, Imm. Past President, Irish Academy of Engineering
Dr. Gabriel Dennison, Chief Executive, Irish Academy of Engineering