Michael D. Higgins - Wikipedia
Michael Daniel Higgins (Irish: Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster and sociologist who has been serving 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 ...
As it happened: President agrees to dissolve the Dáil, kicking off …
Nov 8, 2024 · PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has agreed to dissolve the 33rd Dáil, kicking off the general election. The dissolution of the parliament triggers the start of a short three-week election...
The President | Michael D Higgins | President of Ireland
Nov 11, 2011 · A desire to work more directly for equality and justice led Michael D. Higgins to enter public life and he went on to serve as a public representative at many levels from Councillor and Mayor to 9 years in the Seanad and 25 in Dáil Éireann.
President Higgins formally dissolves 33rd Dáil, kicking off the …
Nov 8, 2024 · President Michael D Higgins (left) and Taoiseach Simon Harris after the signing of the Warrant of Advice and in duplicate of the Proclamation of Dissolution requesting the dissolution of Dail Eireann, at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, …
Ireland’s General Election 2024 kicks off as Dail dissolved
Nov 8, 2024 · Ireland's General Election for 2024 has officially kicked off after President Michael D. Higgins dissolved the current Dáil Eireann at the request of Taoiseach Simon Harris. As per Irish...
Dáil Éireann: Micheál Martin elected taoiseach after chaos ... - BBC
1 day ago · On Thursday afternoon, the new taoiseach received his seal of office from President Michael D Higgins. He is due return to the Leinster House to appoint ministers to the new Irish cabinet.
Michael D. Higgins | Biography, Facts, Party, & Age | Britannica
Jan 15, 2025 · Higgins was then elected to represent Galway West in the Dáil (1981–82) and served another term in the Seanad (1983–87), representing the National University of Ireland, before becoming a fixture in the Dáil in the seat for Galway West (1987–2011).
General election: When and how will it be called? - The Irish Times
Nov 5, 2024 · President Michael D Higgins will formally grant the dissolution, and the 33rd Dáil will be no more. There are, from that moment, no TDs, because there is no Dáil. A new Dáil will meet...
Election 2024: Parties start to unveil promises as campaign gets …
Nov 8, 2024 · President Michael D Higgins (left) and Taoiseach Simon Harris after signing the paperwork for the dissolution of Dáil Éireann in Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire....
Simon Harris’s new Cabinet formally appointed by President at …
Apr 9, 2024 · Taoiseach Simon Harris’s Government has been formally appointed by President Michael D Higgins, reports Jack White. The new Taoiseach, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan...