Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad recognize the contribution of members of the Irish diaspora.

The only person more toxic to Liberals than Donald Trump right now appears to be Justin Trudeau. Liberal MPs and leadership ...

A small number of protesters reportedly turned their backs on Mr Higgins as he addressed the current conflict in the Middle ...

Exclusive: Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel has spoken to The Independent in the wake of Jewish protesters being ejected from a Holocaust memorial event addressed by Ireland’s presidet M ...

Michael D is enough of a performer to know ... I was grateful for the voices on the national stage who spoke up for us including Mr Higgins, a stance which helped to lose him his Dáil seat.

I know he has left many poems behind which I look forward to reading on publication: some comfort for us, if only a little to his grieving family and many, many friends. The news of Michael ...

Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich has accused the Irish president of "politicising" a Holocaust Memorial Day ...

A Holocaust memorial ceremony in Dublin was disrupted after Jewish attendees were forced to leave for protesting Irish President Michael Higgins’ remarks about Gaza.

Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak ... open image in gallery Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina with Holocaust survivors Suzi Diamond (left) and ...

Long Live Cowgirls” is the motto written on Rustic Roots Coffee, a new coffee truck in Kernersville. It’s a statement of women’s empowerment, as embodied by cowgirls of the old West, rather than a ...

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners ... event during an address by President Michael D Higgins. It comes after some objected ...