Mr Higgins said he returned €384,467 under a “1938 Allowance” in his second seven-year term, in addition to €238,443 in his first term, while gifting €2m to the State in pay and pensions over the ...

The Journal spent Wednesday with a handful of Galway West’s election hopefuls as they knocked on the remaining doors ahead of ...

In his first big interview since leaving office, the former president talks about the big move after 14 years in Áras an Uachtaráin – and hits out at ‘leaks’ from Department of Foreign Affairs ...

This year’s Christmas Card - which will be sent to international Heads of State, members of the diplomatic corps and members of the public both in Ireland and abroad - features a message of ‘Peace & ...

Former president Michael D Higgins has sharply criticised the Department of Foreign Affairs for allegedly leaking information against him and misrepresenting him during his 14 years in Áras an ...

In his condemnation of recent racists attacks on Indians in his country, Ireland President Michael D Higgins made some key points about migration and its role in society. “Ireland has long been shaped ...

President Michael D Higgins is set to release an album later his year which was recorded in Áras an Uachtaráin. The spoken ...

Mr Higgins returned €2,622,875 to the State over the course of his two presidency terms ...

Charles Seelig Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney has presented outgoing Irish President Michael D. Higgins with the Guestbook Project Award for Narrative Hospitality in recognition of his ...

Michael D Higgins’s 14 years as President of Ireland saw the poet expand on how the office is viewed and take outspoken ...

*Editor's Note: The following piece was submitted to IrishCentral by Brendan Fay, the Co Louth-born, New York-based filmmaker and founder of the Lavender and Green Alliance and St Pats For All. After ...