The former president said Ireland should approach its impending presidency of the EU as one of 'international significance' ...

Former president Michael D Higgins says he will not be attending the Republic of Ireland’s match against Israel in Dublin this autumn, describing as “spurious” the argument that sport and politics do ...

Former president of Ireland Michael D Higgins has said that Ireland should seek to recover moral significance during its upcoming Presidency of the European Union ...

Higgins criticised the government’s prioritising of economic interests over moral convictions and international law.

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 ...

Michael D Higgins was among those in attendance at a ceremony on Thursday honouring the late Tommy Keane, as a football pitch ...

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 ...

South East Technological University (SETU) has formally bestowed the 2026 Michael Cooley Award on former President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. Michael D. Higgins, accompanied by his wife Sabina, ...

Tax on sun cream, a space rocket explosion and Ireland’s match against Qatar halted by ...

It was a close-run race until the end, with Independent Ireland's Noel Thomas consistently increasing his vote count after ...

St Kilda will confront the in-form Fremantle without sharpshooter Jack Higgins after he was ruled out with a knee injury.