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Mick Clifford: Michael D Higgins's words have consequences
The president's popularity is unquestionable but his successor should not use the office to openly criticise policy ...
We won’t realise how much we’ll miss Michael D Higgins as President until he’s gone
Michael D Higgins, a funny-sounding little poet heaving with lofty thoughts, was exactly what the doctor ordered for Ireland ...
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President Michael D. Higgins pays tribute to ‘major figure of the Irish language movement’ Pádraig Ó Snodaigh
President Higgins described Ó Snodaigh’s passing as ‘a great loss for all those who work to promote the use of the Irish language‘. President Michael D. Higgins is among those paying tribute to Irish ...
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Michael D Higgins: Ireland’s ‘eclectic titular leader’
Higgins, “known affectionately all over Ireland as Michael D”, said The Guardian ... the 81-year-old is also a notable poet and writer. Higgins has also been an avid campaigner for human ...
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Irish poet and author Brendan Kennelly dies
The Irish poet, author and broadcaster Brendan Kennelly ... where he had lived for the last two years. Irish President Michael D Higgins said Mr Kennelly had "forged a special place in the ...