A proud and poignant day for the people of Ireland as President Catherine Connolly is inaugurated
It was an honour for Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Ireland, to be present at @dublincastleOPW for this historic event.
These words from President Catherine Connolly deserve a place in Irish 🇮🇪 history:
‘🇮🇪 will never accept normalisation of genocide’
‘History of colonisation & manmade famine’
‘A lived understanding’
‘Of dispossession, hunger & war’
‘Gives 🇮🇪 a mandate to lead’
Immense
🇮🇪 🤝 🇵🇸
Oíche deireanach do Michael D. Higgins mar Uachtarán na hÉireann anocht. Bhí mé ag labhairt lena iar-bhearbóir ansin. Dúirt sé go nglacfadh sé a áit sa scuaine i gcónaí, agus go raibh sé béasach agus cairdiúil.
Go raibh maith agaibh Michael, Sabina agus na madraí
@PresidentIRL
In the interests of total accuracy, the esteemed Lord Patten (speaking v good sense on BBC) ascribed the line “infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me” to Frankie Howerd - when it was I think Kenneth Williams. (Carry on Cleo)
Confirmed DEAD: 4-year-old horse Coolmeen Briggs who was pulled up in the "Dennison Commercials Ltd 4yo Maiden" point-to-point race at Portrush course on 11 October 2025. Jockey: Derek O'Connor https://t.co/xk4FmJ0k5X #YouBetTheyDie Don't support horse racing ❌🏇❌
My future gf will cherish my interest in Classical Irish poetry and will blush lovingly as I recite Gile na Gile (brightness of brightness) for her on our wedding day.
20 years of DNA findings: who are the Irish?
The history books have been completely rewritten over the last 20 years - more than once
DNA advances have separated fact from fiction
What do they teach us on Irish & European arrivals? (1)