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Speech at the opening of the new Student Centre at Dublin City University

‘The Legacy of Douglas Hyde’ - The Inaugural Douglas Hyde Lecture

President Higgins delivered the inaugural Douglas Hyde Lecture 2018.

Douglas Hyde was the first President of Ireland, serving from 1938 to 1945, the first president of Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League) and the first Professor of Modern Irish in UCD from 1909.

The lecture took place place in ‘Bliain na Gaeilge’, a year dedicated to the celebration of the Irish language.

Speech at the Unveiling of a Statue in Honour of Big Tom McBride

President Michael D. Higgins visited Castleblayney, to unveil a statue in honour of 'Big Tom' McBride.