The Presidents’ Letters

‘The Presidents’ Letters’ by @florNEWS Best Irish-Published Book 2021 #APIBA nominee. 350+ letters from the President of Ireland, (1938-2021). Bestseller📚

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And lo, on the 6th day (of #IrishBookWeek) I finally get my hands on this! 📚📚📚My first copy of my first book! #ThePresidentsLetters @PresLetters @NewIslandBooks

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa wrote the following letter to Donald Trump:

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[Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery @KennysBookshop]

A new award-winning, documentary portrait of the great Edna O'Brien, Blue Road will be released in select cinemas in Ireland this Friday. It features extracts from her journals, various contributions and a final interview with Edna when she was aged 93. https://t.co/kkmGr3vlZ9

[Mary Carolan @MaryCarolanIT]

I wonder just how often court reporters will have to state the obvious...

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Forever grateful to Shane and Victoria for this beautiful letter. From President Michael D. Higgins to #ShaneMacGowan on the death of his mother, Therese: “..as an award-winning folk singer in her own right, she inspired you to develop your own musical talents”. Jan 4th 2017.

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@SarahKenny2 @florNEWS @KennysBookshop You too Sarah, and thanks so much for all the support. You and all at @KennysBookshop will deserve a great rest after Christmas! Have a lovely one🎄

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‘We wish you long life, health and happiness..’. wrote President Éamon de Valera in a telegram delivered to #JFK as the US President was about to depart @ShannonAirport. He’d promised to return as soon as possible with Jacqueline and their children [image NAI] #JFKassassination

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‘The whole Irish people mourn in sympathy with you..’ Telegram from President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera, to Jacqueline Kennedy as news broke of the assassination of #JFK, Nov 1963. The US President had made a 4-day State Visit here in June. #ThePresidentsLetters [image, NAI]

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Delighted to report that Kieran Cotter, #Baltimore bookseller (among many other accolades) now has signed copies in stock!#ThePresidentsLetters
#BaltimoreWestCork 📚

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Delighted to report that Kieran Cotter, #Baltimore bookseller (among many other accolades) now has signed copies in stock!#ThePresidentsLetters
#BaltimoreWestCork 📚

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@darachos Well spotted. As Joseph O’Connor wrote in his intro - “Surely sandals *with* socks would have been a far worse faux pas”.

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No top hats required. Protocol briefing on the dress codes for President Seán T. O’Kelly’s State Visit to the USA, March 1959. The 10-day trip was hailed as a huge success, and improved Irish-US diplomatic relations following Ireland’s policy of neutrality in WW2. More tomorrow📄

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17th March, 1959: President Seán T. O’Kelly and his wife Phyllis are guests of honour of US Pres.Dwight D. Eisenhower at the White House, during the first ever State Visit to the US by a President of Ireland.(Pic O’Kelly and Mamie Eisenhower @NLIreland) #onthisday
#StPatricksDay

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The story goes that Seán T and Ike hit it off so well that the US President cancelled all official engagements and hit the town with O’Kelly, attending #StPatricksDay parties at the #AOH and the ‘Friendly Sons of St Patrick’. Ike was said to be telling Irish jokes for weeks. #otd

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And old JJ didn’t stop there: “..it’s time the wheel was reversed..” on the women’s rights movement. These were his warnings to government at the time in 1937 that the Irish Constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann, was being drafted. #InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2022 #womensrights

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“Their poisonous fangs were everywhere in evidence..” Former Irish govt minister JJ Walsh on the role of women in the foundation of the state, in a letter to the Taoiseach, May 1937. More on this in Chapter 4: Rocking the System, with a brilliant intro by Catriona Crowe #IWD2022

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It's #PresidentsDay in the US & no better day to remind any presidential fans from Ireland or US about @florNEWS's tremendous book 'The Presidents' Letters'! Packed w/ stories, letters & 400+ illustrations of our 8 presidents - a must read! @PresLetters
https://t.co/MCdbpNtwwn

[Oideas Gael @OideasGael]

Ag léamh @PresLetters le @florNEWS fá láthair. An dá litir áille seo ón Uachtarán Mhic Ghiolla Íosa ina measc.

[Helena Nolan @helenajuly]

Twixmas books tweet💚thankyou @florNEWS for the shout-out, all the work was done by the intrepid @jamesohbrien 🤗👏how lovely to see that the very first Ambassador to present credentials to an Irish President was from Belgium🤝where we enjoy so many dear friends & strong partners

[ARA Ireland @ARAIreland]

Gorgeous image of our ambassador @florNEWS taken @MarshsLibrary by Marc O’Sullivan in yesterday’s @IrishTimes to promote #ExploreYourArchive !

https://t.co/vA1Cz1iQth

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Win one of these 4 prizes at our launch this eve and you'll get a copy of our EYA ambassador @florNEWS 's new book @PresLetters !

Register and get creative! Pls RT
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