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Latest News President Higgins on Official Visit to Italy President Michael D. Higgins will make an official visit to Italy from Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th February, one of two visits to EU Member States during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union. Later in February, the President will make an official visit to France. The President, accompanied by Sabina Higgins, will depart for Italy on Wednesday morning (6th) and will be met on arrival by Mr Patrick Hennessy, the Ambassador of Ireland to the Italian Republic. In the afternoon, President Higgins will give the opening address, ‘Irish studies and the significance of exile and the migratory experience’, at the James Joyce Italian Foundation Conference at the University of Roma Tre. Later in the evening, the President will attend a reception for the Irish community at the Embassy of Ireland, Villa Spada. On Thursday (7th) the President will visit the Pontifical Irish College where he will be met by the Rector, Fr. Ciarán O’Carroll, as well as the staff and students of the College. Later that day he will attend and address an Irish Business Networking Event in Villa Spada, involving a number of Irish State Agencies and key business contacts. Afterwards he will visit the Church of San Pietro in Montorio, the burial place of Hugh O’Neill and Rory O Donnell. On Thursday evening the President will meet with the President of the Italian Republic at the Quirinale Palace and will be the guest of honour at a concert and reception hosted by President Napolitano to mark the Irish Presidency of the EU. The Irish traditional music group Altan will perform for the two Presidents and invited guests. On Friday (8th) the President will visit the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, and meet with its Director General, Mr Jose Graziano da Silva. Later in the day he will visit the Franciscan St. Isidore’s Church whose Rector is Fr. Míchéal MacCraith. The President and Mrs Higgins will return to Dublin on Saturday (9th February). © 2012 Áras an Uachtaráin
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Latest News An tUachtarán Ó hUigínn ar Chuairt Oifigiúil ar an Iodáil Tabharfaidh an tUachtarán Mícheál D. Ó hUigínn cuairt oifigiúil ar an Iodáil ón gCéadaoin 6 Feabhra go dtí an Satharn 9 Feabhra. Beidh an turas seo ar cheann de dhá thuras a thabharfar ar Bhallstáit an AE le linn tréimhse Uachtaránachta na hÉireann. Amach sa mhí rachaidh an tUachtarán ar chuairt oifigiúil chun na Fraince. Fágfaidh an tUachtarán, agus a bhean chéile Sabina ina chuideachta, maidin Dé Céadaoin, 6 Feabhra. Fáilteoidh Ambasadóir na hÉireann chuig Poblacht na hIodáile, an tUasal Patrick Hennessy roimhe ag ceann scribe. San iarnóin, in Ollscoil na Róimhe Tre, tabharfaidh an tUachtarán an aitheasc tosaigh, “An Léann Éireannach, suntas na deoraíochta agus an taithi imirceach” ag Comhdháil de chuid Fondúracht na hIodáile, ar James Joyce. Um thráthnóna, beidh an tUachtarán i láthair ag fáiltiú in Ambasáid na hÉireann, Villa Spada, leis an bPobal Éireannach. Ar an Déardaoin, an 7ú lá, rachaidh an tUachtarán chuig Coláiste Pontaifiúil na nGael áit a chuirfidh an Reachtaire, An tAthair Ciarán Ó Carroll, maraon le foireann agus mic léinn an Choláiste fáilte roimhe. Níos déanaí sa lá beidh sé i láthair in Villa Spada, agus tabharfaidh sé aitheasc ag Ocáid do Líonra Gnó na hÉireann, ag a mbeidh Gníomhaireachtaí Stáit na hÉireann agus mór-phearsana ghnó i láthair. Ina dhiaidh sin, tabharfaidh sé cuairt ar Eaglais San Pietro in Montorio, inar adhlacadh Aodh ó Néill agus Ruaidhrí Ó Domhnaill. Tráthnóna Déardaoin, buailfidh an tUachtarán le hUachtarán Phoblacht na hIodáile, ag an bPálas Quirinale. Beidh sé ina aoí onóra ag ceolchoirm, agus ag Fáiltiú ar scáth an Uachtaráin Napolitano d’fhonn aitheantas a thabhairt d’Uachtarántacht na hÉireann den AE. Is iad Altan, ceol-ghrúpa traidisiúnta na hÉireann a sheinnfidh don bheirt Uachtarán agus dá gcomhluadar iarrtha. Ar an Aoine, 8 Feabhra, tabharfaidh an tUachtarán cuairt ar an Eagraíocht Bhia agus Talmhaíochta de chuid na Náisiúin Aontaithe, tráth a bhuailfidh sé leis an Ard-Stiúrthóir, An tUasal Jose Graziano da Silva. Níos moille sa lá, rachaidh sé chuig Eaglais San Isidore na bProinsiasach, mar a bhfuil An tAthair Mícheál Mac Craith, ina Reachtaire. Fillfidh an tUachtarán agus Bean Uí Uigínn abhaile go Baile Átha Cliath ar an Satharn 9 Feabhra. © 2012 Áras an Uachtaráin