Speeches By President Of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins

See https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-marks-international-womens-day President and Sabina Higgins hosted their first virtual International Women’s Day initiative, with an online celebration of women’s voices and talents.

President Higgins launched Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021 on the 1st of March. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-launches-seachtain-na-gaeilge-2021

Machnamh 100 - Response by Dr Niamh Gallagher, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge

Machnamh 100 - Response from Prof. Eunan O’Halpin, Trinity College Dublin

Machnamh 100 - Response by Prof. Alvin Jackson, University of Edinburgh

Machnamh 100 - Response from Dr Marie Coleman, Queen’s University Belfast

Machnamh 100 Seminar II - Empire: Instincts, Interests, Power & Resistance “Versions of the ‘Other’ – As Tool in the Culture of Imperialism, and Rationalisation for Sources of Violence”

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Machnamh 100 - Response by Prof. Alvin Jackson by Áras an Uachtaráin

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See https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-hosts-machnamh-100-seminar President Higgins hosted the second in the ‘Machnamh 100’ series of reflections on 25 February 2021. The second seminar included consideration of European Empires following the First World War, the British Empire in particular, and imperial attitudes and responses to occurrences in Ireland.

Professor John Horne (Trinity College Dublin) Ireland at the Crossroad, 1920-1921: Nation, Empire, Partition

President Michael D. Higgins marked the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a special message for 11 February 2021. In his message, the President said that the International Day provides an appropriate occasion “to celebrate the contribution of women to the field of science, to acknowledge how important a contribution it is, and to highlight the ongoing need for action to ensure the voices of women and girls are heard more widely and at every level in the world of science.” Noting that, despite progress in recent years, a significant gender gap remains, the President highlighted a number of issues that affect women’s participation in science and technology, to be addressed urgently. In his message, President Higgins also addressed “every young girl who is wondering if a future in science is for her”, by highlighting the many positive female role models and telling aspiring female scientists to “carry your knowledge and skills with pride.” Throughout his term in office, Pre

President Higgins has published a message of support to the “Ireland Reads” campaign. See https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-higgins-lends-support-to-ireland-reads-campaign

Teachtaireacht ar Lá Fhéile Bríde ón Mícheál D. Ó HUigínn, Uachtarán na hÉireann by Áras an Uachtaráin