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Speech by President Higgins at the Opening of Shekina Exhibition

Twenty years after visiting as Minister for Arts, President Higgins returned to Shekina Garden in Glenmalure.

President Higgins was Minister for the Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when Catherine McCann gifted the Shekina Garden to the State, a transfer which the President (then Minister) formalised on the occasion of a visit to Shekina in 1997.

This visit was, in fact, one of the last duties the President performed on his final day as a member of cabinet.

The exhbition of art in the Garden includes works of the late Fred Conlon, Sculptor.

Speech By President Higgins At The Official Opening Of Bloom 2017

President Higgins opened Bord Bia’s "Bloom" event, in Dublin's Phoenix Park.

The annual Bloom festival is Ireland’s largest gardening, food and family festival.

The President visited a large number of show gardens and delivered a speech to formally open the festival. In his speech, the President paid tribute to the festival organisers and spoke of the importance of sustainable food production for both our economy and our health and well-being.

Speech at the 40th Anniversary Celebrations of Shanganagh Park House

The President visited Shankill, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of Shanganagh Park House