Pat Ingoldsby: Celebration of life for late poet to take place this week
Ingoldsby, the poet, writer and broadcaster, died at a nursing home in Clontarf in Dublin on Saturday
Michael D Higgins
‘Better prepared’ businessman Peter Casey to run for president again after Higgins departure
Former Dragons’ Den panellist pledges distance from Europe and more pardons if elected
Dr Lydia Foy: ‘I never got an apology actually. It would be nice to get one’
The trans activist who fought the State for years for the right to change her gender on her birth cert would prefer to ‘talk about me as a person rather than all the baloney with the courts’
Simon Harris hedges bets to include both Biden and Trump on his Christmas card list
Bernard Jackman correction, confusion around a Love/Hate revival and Michael O’Leary’s former Russian tenants
The fall and rise of Orla Kiely: ‘As horrible as it was, you just have to get on with it. There are things we won’t do again’
The Irish designer of the world-famous Stem pattern is a strong believer in repeating things – except when it comes to the mistakes that seriously damaged her business in 2018
Deliverance almost at hand for Coalition’s overdue triplets after Michael D summons the Seanad
Details of exactly when Upper House meets on Wednesday remain sketchy, perhaps in an attempt at crowd control
What kind of president do voters want when Michael D Higgins' term ends and who might run?
Mairead McGuinness, Heather Humphreys, Bertie Ahern, Tommy Tiernan and Conor McGregor among names bandied about
Is Ireland anti-Semitic, an outlier of tolerance or in the middle ground?
Critics decry Michael D Higgins speech for Holocaust Memorial Day, politicians’ stance on Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill
Michael Longley funeral: Poets and politicians gather for writer who ‘touched the soul and imagination of many’
Michael D Higgins joined Theo Dorgan, Frank Ormsby, Medbh McGuckian and others at ceremony
Séamus Coleman, Orla Kiely among recipients of Irish abroad award from Michael D Higgins
Ten people recognised for ‘profound impact on lives of others’ at ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin
I am tired of explaining Michael D Higgins’s words to incredulous English people
Criticism in the UK that should be limited to the President is spilling over as some go on the offensive, making sweeping generalisations about Ireland’s entire national character
‘We’ll see’: Bertie Ahern coy on presidential ambitions as he receives award at Trinity College Dublin
Former taoiseach honoured by university’s Law Society for contribution to building peace in Ireland
An unfortunate incident of photobombing at the Áras highlights big problem for our democracy
It’s hard to see how super juniors bringing “their own memos” to cabinet meetings for decision by Government can be lawful
President Higgins ‘rightly’ referenced Gaza war in Holocaust speech, says Simon Harris
Several protesters walked out of President Michael D Higgins’s speech marking Holocaust Memorial Day
Protesters walk out of Michael D Higgins’s speech at Holocaust Memorial Day event
UCD lecturer who was forcibly evicted from event says: ‘We feel like we are talking to the walls when we talk about anti-Semitism’
Holocaust survivor Joe Veselsky, Ireland’s oldest man, prepares for anniversary of liberation
Joe Veselsky (106) made his mark on Ireland after his parents and brother died in Auschwitz
Micheál Martin finally appoints his new Cabinet amid temporary Dáil ceasefire
Political wounds may take some time to heal in 34th Dáil after acrimonious 24 hours
Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Michael Longley: ‘One of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’
President and fellow writers celebrate the legacy of one of Ireland’s finest poets
What happens on Wednesday? Election of the Taoiseach, tea in the Áras, and a nervous wait for ministerial hopefuls
Wednesday heralds a day of triumph for longstanding Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin
Michael D Higgins, the wily old leftie, has always been a supreme politician
His genius is to lull you into thinking he’s harmless
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris welcome Gaza ceasefire after ‘15 months of immense human suffering’
Michael D Higgins said massive scale-up of humanitarian aid is needed now to save lives
Holocaust memorial organisers defend decision to invite Michael D Higgins to speak
Chief rabbi Yoni Wieder objected to President’s presence because of failure to acknowledge or address anti-Semitism
Michael D Higgins should not speak at Holocaust commemoration in Dublin, say Jewish representatives
President Higgins will address the gathering in the Mansion House on Sunday, January 26th, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp
When it comes to clutter are you more like Michael D Higgins or minimalist Marie Kondo?
Unthinkable: Preserving only that which is joyful is philosophically problematic
President Higgins’s remarks about Nato criticised by former Estonian president
Ireland enjoys ‘privileged’ geographical location and benefits from ‘implicit’ Nato protection, former president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves says
Ireland cannot rely on a soft and woolly international reputation anymore
Greatest task facing the new government is restoring Ireland’s standing in Europe and the world
President criticises Nato’s ‘appalling’ call for increased military spending
Michael D Higgins implores young scientists to commit to welfare of all global citizens and counter war rhetoric
‘The giant has gone but he will be in our hearts’, Pádraig Ó Snodaigh’s funeral hears
Activist and writer borrowed money from a friend to establish Coiscéim which published some 1,777 books in Irish, service told
Power to the People: The Hot Press Years by Michael D Higgins. Minority reports from Ireland of the 1980s and 1990s
This selection of the President’s magazine columns is a diverse collection of journalism from the left of the Irish political spectrum
Funeral to take place of Irish writer and publisher Pádraig Ó Snodaigh
President Higgins described former Conradh na Gaeilge president as 'a man of immense dedication and a major figure of the Irish language movement'
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 in 2011
Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shape
Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections
Joe Biden leads tributes to Jimmy Carter following ex-president’s death aged 100
State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy
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