Higgins met Coyne in 1969, at a party in the family home of journalist Mary Kenny in Dublin. [22] [23] [24] Higgins proposed over Christmas 1973, and they were married the year after. They have four children: Alice-Mary, Daniel, and twins, John and Michael Jr.; Alice-Mary was elected to Seanad Éireann in 2016. [23] [25] He has a Bernese Mountain Dog named Misneach (Courage). [26] [27] He previously had two Bernese dogs named Síoda and Bród, who died in 2020 and 2023 respectively. [28] [29] Political career (1973–2011) Seanad and Dáil Éireann Mr Higgins added: “The absence of positive engagement has made a stone of the heart of so many. It should remind us that it is the responsibility of all of us to return and to engage with all of the sources of conflict, accepting the right of Israel to defend itself, and of Palestinian people to enjoy the rights to which they are entitled. Michael D. Higgins | president of Ireland". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017 . Retrieved 6 November 2017. He ended up putting forward 25 recommendations, including a call for “urgent action to develop a stronger relationship between business and government on the strategy for Scotland’s economic recovery”. And we live in the most extraordinary geopolitical times. I don’t know whether those geopolitical things push people towards it [independence] or away from it – there are arguments both ways.”

Michael Daniel Higgins ( Irish: Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster and sociologist who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since 2011. [2] Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 having been nominated by the Taoiseach. [3] Elected in 1981 as a Teachta Dála (TD), he represented the Galway West constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1987 to 2011. [3] Between these terms, he returned to Seanad Éireann from 1983 to 1987 as a senator for the National University. [3] He served as minister for arts, culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to 1997 and mayor of Galway from 1981 to 1982 and 1990 to 1991. Higgins was the president of the Labour Party from 2003 to 2011, until he resigned following his election as president of Ireland. [4] [5] In response to protests in response to the police shooting death of Trayford Pellerin, Higgins made a post on Facebook stating he would "drop 10 of you where you stand." [28] 2020 [ edit ]a b O'Regan, Mark (13 October 2011). "Higgins admits he smoked dope – and yes, he inhaled". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011 . Retrieved 9 November 2011. Higgins is the seventh of eight children. He was born in New Orleans, and his family moved to Covington, Louisiana, when he was six years old. The family raised and trained horses. [4] After graduation from Covington High School, he attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but did not graduate. [5] Career [ edit ]

Following Onstage Collapse, Peter Land Departs RUTHLESS! Off-Broadway". Broadway World. July 30, 2015. ...the Alan Jay Lerner-directed My Fair Lady (Freddy Eynsford-Hill)... Irish President Michael D Higgins visits London". BBC News. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2012. President' Sheen adds lustre to Michael D bid for Áras". Galway City Tribune. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. The relationship with business remains poor. If someone wants to tell me the relationship with business in Scotland is good then I’m sorry, but in any relationship, when one side doesn’t think it’s good then I’m afraid it’s just definitively not good.Benny Higgins, a banking veteran who was commissioned by Sturgeon to advise on Scotland's economic recovery at the start of the pandemic, said that little has changed since he called on the government to take "urgent action" to improve ties with companies in 2020.

a b Boland, Rosita (5 November 2011). "New lady of the Áras". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011 . Retrieved 5 November 2011. Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister, weighed in, making clear that the mistreatment of volunteers at the world’s largest arts festival was no laughing matter. GOP tax plan has Louisiana-specific benefits, senators say". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana: Advance Publications. December 21, 2017 . Retrieved December 31, 2017. de Bréadún, Deaglán (10 September 2010). "Higgins seeks Labour Party nomination for presidency". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 . Retrieved 10 September 2010.It is scarcely imaginable how the lives of so many people that I met during that visit will be irrevocably scarred by this violence. On 15 September 2021, Higgins declined an invitation to attend a church service with Britain's Queen Elizabeth in October to mark Northern Ireland's centenary. [98] Two days later on 17 September, Higgins defended his decision not to attend the service and decided it would be "inappropriate to attend". [99] Pope Francis described Higgins as a "wise man of today" during an audience in the Vatican. [100]

Among Higgins' poems are "The death of the Red Cow" and "The Ass", an ode to a donkey. [127] Poetry The original book of the musical, and original productions, placed the ball scene at the end of Act I. Some later productions have moved it to the beginning of Act II. Citron, David (1995). The Wordsmiths: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508386-5 President meets successor at the Áras". RTÉ News. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011 . Retrieved 3 November 2011.

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Cillizza, Chris (February 28, 2022). "Deciphering a cryptic (and very weird) tweet by a House Republican on Russia". CNN. A spokeswoman said: “It is our understanding there is no legal basis for a unilateral decision of this kind by an individual commissioner and we do not support a suspension of aid.” Labour whip Michael Burke said: “As a football referee myself who spends many a Sunday morning debating the offside rule, I think it is fair to say the offside rule brings about as much debate as Rob’s blog. I’m happy Rob has retracted his comments, but I think a yellow card may be justified from the Whip’s Office.” Higgins worked for the Port Barre police department through 2010. In 2011, he joined the St. Landry Parish sheriff's office. After the office's public information officer was reassigned in October 2014, Higgins was appointed to the position and promoted to captain. [4] [9] As public information officer, Higgins made videos for the parish Crime Stoppers program. He first used standard scripts, but began to improvise in his own style, appealing to suspects to surrender and sometimes threatening them by name. [10] His videos went viral, and in 2015 he was described by national media as the "Cajun John Wayne" for his intimidating persona. [6] Sheriff Bobby Guidroz urged restraint, advising Higgins to refrain from personal comments about suspects and to keep a professional tone in his videos. [11]