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# president - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Twenty children killed in Oklahoma twister
The tornado, which ripped through an elementary school, has killed at least 51 people but the death toll is expected to rise.
# president - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Casual snaps show Charles de Gaulle’s Irish holiday after resignation
Following his resignation in 1969, the French President sought solace in a “quiet holiday” touring Ireland.
# president - Friday 17 May, 2013
Women ‘cannot stand for president of Iran’
A prominent cleric has said that the law prohibits women from being president.
# president - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Ceann Comhairle to meet China’s president tomorrow
China and Ireland’s friendship continues with a return visit by an Irish delegation.
# president - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Column: We have a president with an opinion, what’s the big deal?
Michael D Higgins won the Irish presidential elections based on his vision of a ‘radically inclusive Republic’. So how could anyone be surprised about him elaborating on that vision, asks Maura Adshead.
# president - Monday 13 May, 2013
Column: Insinuating that young people ‘aren’t bothered’ with politics is insulting and false
Various political scandals and our current economic woes have increased levels of mistrust in politicians among young people. This does not mean we are apathetic, we just need to be engaged, writes Órla Ryan.
# president - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Poll: Has President Michael D Higgins crossed the line by criticising Europe?
Some believe the president has overstepped the remit of his office by criticising EU austerity policies in an interview with the Financial Times.
# president - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Michael D: ‘The EU will become illegitimate without economic reform’
President Higgins says the EU is facing a “moral crisis” as much as an economic one: “You are either a union or you’re not.”
# president - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Column: Hunger and the horsemeat scandal, both the consequences of inequality
We produce enough food for 10 times our population, but the horsemeat scandal shows just how inequality has forced people to low-price, low-quality food, writes Richard Manton.
# president - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
GAA President reveals disappointment at the manner in which biting case concludes
Liam O’Neill believes there is a level of dissatisfaction at how the case concluded after Patrick McBrearty was absent from last week’s CHC meeting.
# president - Monday 22 April, 2013
Live music, Anne Doyle and a big flame lined up for 50th anniversary of JFK visit
Irish dancer Michael Flatley will also make an appearance as well as some of Kennedy’s relatives.
# president - Thursday 18 April, 2013
21 reasons to cuddle Michael D Higgins
Happy birthday, Michael D!
# president - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
President Higgins: We cannot ignore the suffering of European citizens
In an address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Higgins said citizens placed their trust in elected members and they must act in their best interests.
# president - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Musharraf disqualified from next month’s election in Pakistan
The retired general is on bail over the 2007 killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the 2006 death of a rebel leader from the region of Baluchistan, and for sacking judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007.
# president - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Kerry tells China’s Xi that Korea situation is at ‘critical time’
The US Secretary of State is meeting with Chinese President XI Jinping today in an effort to seek Beijing’s intervention in the Korean peninsula crisis.
# president - Friday 5 April, 2013
President Higgins named as patron of Irish Men’s Sheds Association
The association provides safe, friendly and inclusive environments for men from all walks of life to gather and work on projects.
# president - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Stick to the day job: Barack Obama left red-faced after missing 17 consecutive shots
The US president isn’t much of a basketball player going on this evidence.
# president - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Cyprus president demands bailout decision on Thursday
Earlier today the European Commission said it is up to the Cypriot government now to present an alternative scenario for the bailout.
Obama to visit Israel in first foreign trip since re-election
The US President will arrive in Tel Aviv to inspect a rocket-and-mortar defence system produced by Israel with American assistance.
# president - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Plan to put Chavez’s body on display ‘may be impossible’
The acting president of Venezuela said preparatory steps to put Hugo Chavez’s body on display should have been taken much earlier.
Xi Jinping named as new president of China
The announcement was made today, four months after Xi Jinping, 59, took charge of the Communist Party.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# president - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died
The fiery populist has died following a nearly two-year bout with cancer.
# president - Sunday 24 February, 2013
First female president of Ógra Fianna Fáil elected
Sligo accountant Kate Feeney promised to strengthen the voice of the younger party leaders.
# president - Friday 22 February, 2013
President awarded Honorary Freedom of Ennis
The president became the second person ever awarded the Freedom of the town – the other recipient was Muhammad Ali.
# president - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Winning alongside Obama was pretty cool, says Tiger
“He can certainly chip and putt. If he ever spent, after these four years, more time playing the game of golf, I’m sure he could get to where he’s a pretty good stick.”
# president - Monday 18 February, 2013
Ecuador: President secures third term, says revolution cannot be stopped
“Nobody is going to stop this revolution. We are making history,” leftist leader Rafael Correa declared as he secured a third term in office.
# president - Sunday 17 February, 2013
President leads tributes to late broadcaster Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin
The GAA broadcaster and journalist has passed away at the age of 89. He took over the Sunday night programme from his father in 1948.
# president - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Column: Why are Ireland’s first lady and family so invisible?
In comparison to the US, first spouses and first families are well outside the political fray here in Ireland – but why so, asks Larry Donnelly.
# president - Saturday 26 January, 2013
Poll: Should the Presidential term of office be shortened to five years?
The matter is being considered by the Constitutional Convention today but what do you think?
# president - Monday 21 January, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added tips on building a rainbow igloo
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
In full: Barack Obama’s second Inauguration speech
Here’s the full text of the US President’s speech as he ceremonially began his second four-year term.
Watch live: Barack Obama is inaugurated as US president for the second time
Barack Obama is being inaugurated for the second time – watch it live here.
# president - Sunday 20 January, 2013
Column: Who were the greatest and worst US presidents – and why?
On the eve of Obama’s second inauguration, Felix M Larkin looks at what it takes to be considered a great president – and why it matters.
# president - Friday 18 January, 2013
Photo: Obama gets new official photograph
He’s all smiles.
# president - Thursday 17 January, 2013
# president - Friday 11 January, 2013
New guidelines reduce maximum donations to political parties
The guidelines also address corporate donations to parties and include strict rules on transparency.
# president - Monday 7 January, 2013
Irishman who planned bin Laden raid to be named as new CIA head
John Brennan’s parents hail from Roscommon, and he was raised in New Jersey. The counterterrorism expert was deeply involved in planning the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
# president - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Assad appeals for dialogue to end Syria conflict
The Syrian President said he would soon give details of his plan which calls on foreign countries to stop funding the armed opposition.
# president - Thursday 27 December, 2012
George Bush Senior in intensive care after ‘setbacks’
The 41st president of the United States has been in hospital since November, but his condition worsened over the past four days.
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