About Michael D. Higgins: Michael Daniel Higgins is the ninth and current President of Ireland, in office since 11 November 2011.
I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people.
We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for a republic.
The reconnection of society, economy and ethics is a project we cannot postpone.
While the wider global environment is worrying, we are seeing some positive results in our economic affairs.
