Leabharlann na Meán

11-09-16 Speech at National Famine Commemoration

In his address to the annual National Famine Commemoration, President Michael D. Higgins reflected on the economic and political factors that contributed to the famine and the impact it had on Irish society.

President hosts a reception for the Irish Heart Foundation on the occasion of their 50th anniversary

Óráid Uachtaráin Micheál D. Ó hUigínn le linn dó saothar ealaíne de chuid Edward Delaney a nochtadh

President Michael D Higgins officially unveiled ‘Scáileanna na mBád’ by Mayo-born sculptor Edward Delaney.

The sculpture, erected by the community of An Cheathrú Rua on the Coral Strand/Trá an Dóilín, is the last major piece completed by the late Edward Delaney and was donated by his family to mark his many decades of work at his sculpture park and workshop in the area.