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Keynote Address by President Higgins at the Peruvian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Lima, Peru

“When the gaze must not be averted: The testament for humanity in the universality of Roger Casement's humanitarian vision”

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Thu 9th Feb, 2017 | 10:17

Keynote Address by President Higgins at the Peruvian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Lima, Peru

“When the gaze must not be averted: The testament for humanity in the universality of Roger Casement's humanitarian vision”

Keynote Address by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lima, Peru

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Speech at the Diplomatic Corps 2017 New Year’s Greeting Ceremony

On Tuesday 31 January President Michael D. Higgins hosted a New Years' Greetings Ceremony for members of the Diplomatic Corp at Áras an Uachtaráin.

Tue 31st Jan, 2017 | 14:11

Speech at the Diplomatic Corps 2017 New Year’s Greeting Ceremony

On Tuesday 31 January President Michael D. Higgins hosted a New Years' Greetings Ceremony for members of the Diplomatic Corp at Áras an Uachtaráin.

In his speech, the President spoke of the rapid and fundamental changes to the international system and the importance of safeguarding and defending the mechanisms for collective action to address global challenges.

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Speech at the opening of an Exhibition on the Irish in Latin America

President Michael D. Higgins opened an exhibition celebrating the role of Irish immigrants in Latin America and highlighting Ireland and Latin America’s…

Thu 26th Jan, 2017 | 10:08

Speech at the opening of an Exhibition on the Irish in Latin America

President Michael D. Higgins opened an exhibition celebrating the role of Irish immigrants in Latin America and highlighting Ireland and Latin America’s shared history of colonialism and subsequent independence and revolutionary struggles. 

The exhibition features prominent Irish figures involved in independence and revolutionary struggles across Latin America and tells the story of Irish men and women who migrated to different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 

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