and backed President Michael D Higgins’s decision to attend an event commemorating National Holocaust Day despite a backlash from the Jewish community. Mr Martin’s party on Sunday voted to ...

The poll also shows the public favour former EU Commissioner and Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness to be president in a much anticipated election later this year, when Michael D Higgins finishes ...

A sort of political column by Dara Bradley Galway’s would-be senior cabinet minister, Hildegarde Naughton, has put on a brave ...

The Coalition is coming under increasing criticism over its 'cold house for women' status after it cut the number of female ...

Women have been forgotten about in the formation of a new Government which had as its first action to 'create more jobs for ...

I realised how weary I had grown of trying to explain President Michael D Higgins’s words and proclivities to curious but incredulous English people. The first time I remember doing so is when ...

President has the courage and intellect to articulate carefully chosen sentiments of empathy and concern for events both past and present President Michael D Higgins is that rarest of things in ...

President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina arriving at a Holocaust Memorial Day event (Brian Lawless/PA) Protesters have been removed from a Holocaust memorial event during an address by ...

Irish President Michael D Higgins with Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichenthal as they arrive at a Holocaust Memorial Day event at the Mansion House in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA) The Tanaiste has ...

Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended Michael D Higgins' speech at a Holocaust Memorial service after protesters angry at his mention of Gaza were removed from Mansion House. Some members of the ...

“What a despicable person, what twisted policy,” said Israeli foreign affairs minister Gideon Sa’ar yesterday evening, in reference to a speech by President Michael D Higgins at the ...