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Latest News State Visit to the United Kingdom State Visit to the United Kingdom – Programme President Michael D. Higgins will make a State Visit to the United Kingdom from 8-11 April 2014. This will be the first State Visit by an Irish Head of State to Britain. The President and Sabina Higgins, who will be accompanied by the Tánaiste, Mr Eamon Gilmore TD and an official delegation, will depart Dublin on the afternoon of Monday the 7th April and return on the evening of Friday 11th April from Coventry. During the course of the State visit, the President and Sabina will be guests of Her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Monday 7 April The President and Sabina Higgins will depart from Áras an Uachtaráin in the late afternoon. Military honours will be rendered at the Áras prior to departure. On their arrival at Heathrow, the President and Mrs Higgins will be met by the Ambassador of Ireland, Mr Dan Mulhall and the Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting to Her Majesty The Queen. Tuesday 8th April On Tuesday morning, the President and Sabina Higgins will be met by HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at the Irish Embassy in London, after which they will depart together for Windsor. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will formally greet the President and Sabina at the Royal Dais, Datchet Road, Windsor after which they will travel together by horse-drawn carriage for a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle. In the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle, the President, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will inspect the Guard of Honour. As part of the formal welcome, the Guard of Honour will give the Royal Salute, and the band will play the Irish and British National Anthems. After a private lunch hosted by The Queen at Windsor Castle, Her Majesty will invite the President and Sabina to view Irish related items from the Royal Collection. Afterwards they will depart for London and visit Westminster Abbey, where they will be received by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, the Dean of Westminster. Prior to commencing a tour of the Abbey, the President will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. Later in the afternoon, the President will visit the Palace of Westminster, where he will be met by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr John Bercow, MP and the Lord Speaker, the Baroness D’Souza. The President will then deliver an address to both Houses and afterwards will attend a reception with members of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups. In the evening, the President will receive a courtesy call from the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Ed Miliband MP at Windsor Castle. Later in the evening, the President and Sabina are guests of honour at a State Banquet hosted by The Queen at Windsor Castle. The Queen and the President will both make a short address at this Banquet. Wednesday 9th April On Wednesday morning, the President and Sabina will be escorted by HRH, Prince Andrew, The Duke of York to the Grand Stairs in Windsor Castle to view the Colours of the disbanded Irish Regiments. These colours have been at the Castle since 1922. The President and Sabina will then visit University College London Hospital on Euston Road where they will be greeted by The Earl Howe, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, UK Department of Health. The President and Sabina will meet patients and some Irish staff members, past and present, who have made such an important contribution to the National Health Service. Later in the morning, the President will visit the Royal Society where he will view an exhibition of items related to Ireland and make an address on the importance of scientific and technological cooperation between Ireland and Britain. The President will then travel to 10 Downing Street for a meeting at a lunch hosted by Prime Minister Cameron. While the President is visiting the Royal Society and Downing Street, Sabina Higgins will undertake a separate programme which comprises a visit to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and she will attend a lunch at the Irish Embassy focusing on the theme of Irish fashion and design. In the afternoon, the President and Sabina will attend a Youth Workshop at City Hall, titled “Taking Charge of Change Together”. It will involve young people from Ireland and the UK who participate in Gaisce – The President’s Award/The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards; the President’s ‘Being Young and Irish’ initiative; the British Youth Council; and Irish community groups in Britain. The President will be greeted on arrival at City Hall by the Mayor of London, Mr Boris Johnson. After being briefed by representatives of the young people on the content of their Workshop, the President will make an address. Later in the evening the President will receive a courtesy call by the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Nick Clegg, MP, at Buckingham Palace. Afterwards the President and Sabina will attend a Banquet hosted by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Fiona Woolf, and the City of London Corporation at the Guildhall. The Queen will be represented at the Banquet by the HRH the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. After dinner, the President will address the 700 invited guests. Thursday 10th April On Thursday morning, the President and Sabina depart Windsor Castle for a visit to the Food Animal Initiative (FAI) Farms, Oxford. They will be met by a party which includes Mr Aidan Cotter, Chief Executive, Bord Bia (Irish Food Board). They will be briefed on the farm’s sustainability initiatives and the Bord Bia ‘Origin Green Programme’, which will also be profiled at this event. The President and Sabina will then visit Park House Stables, Kingsclere where they will be received by Mr Andrew and Mrs Anna-Lisa Balding. Reflecting the strong links between Ireland and Britain in the equine world, they will meet with trainers, jockeys and other staff at the stables and will also visit the tack room, the yard and the training areas. In the early evening, the President and Sabina will attend a Northern Ireland themed reception hosted by The Queen at Windsor Castle. Later on Thursday evening, the President and Sabina will attend ‘Ceiliúradh’ at the Royal Albert Hall. The HRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent will represent the Queen at this celebration of music, song, dance and poetry. Friday 11th April On Friday morning the President and Sabina will bid farewell to The Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle. Later that morning they will visit the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon. Following a tour of the building, they will watch a short performance, the President will make a brief address and meet the actors and other members of the creative team. Afterwards, they will visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace. In the afternoon, the President and Sabina will visit Coventry Cathedral and take a tour of the ruins of the old Cathedral, which was destroyed in World War II. They will also meet with Denominational Representatives in the Chapel of Unity. They will then move to the nearby St Mary’s Guildhall, where they will be greeted by Councillor Gary Crookes, The Lord Mayor of Coventry and other local representatives. This final event of the State Visit will be a reception for members of the Irish community at the Guildhall, and will also include an address by the President. Later that afternoon, after a final farewell by the Lord Chamberlain on behalf of The Queen, the President and Sabina depart from Coventry for Dublin. On return to Baldonnel, military honours will be rendered. Find all the President’s speeches and remarks here Visit the Photo Gallery here © 2012 Áras an Uachtaráin
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Latest News Cuairt Stáit chuig An Ríocht Aontaithe Ráiteas ó Áras an Uachtaráin Cuairt Stáit chuig An Ríocht Aontaithe – An Clár Tabharfaidh an tUachtarán Michael D. Higgins Cuairt Stáit ar An Ríocht Aontaithe ón 8 go dtí an 11 Aibreán 2014. Beidh sé seo ar an gcéad Chuairt Stáit ag Ceann Stáit na hÉireann go dtí An Bhreatain. Fágfaidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina Higgins, a bheidh á dtionlacan ag an Tánaiste, an tUasal Eamon Gilmore TD agus toscaireacht oifigiúil, Baile Átha Cliath ar an iarnóin, Dé Luain 7 Aibreán agus fillfidh siad tráthnóna Dé hAoine an 11 Aibreán as Coventry. Le linn na Cuairte Stáit, beidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina ina n-aíonna ag a Soilse, an Bhanríon, ag Caisleán Windsor. Dé Luain 7 Aibreán Imeoidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina Higgins ó Áras an Uachtaráin go deireanach san iarnóin. Soláthrófar onóracha míleata ag an Áras roimh imeacht dóibh. Nuair a shroichfidh siad Heathrow, cuirfidh Ambasadóir na hÉireann, an tUasal Dan Mulhall agus an Bíocunta Hood, Fear Coimhdeachta a Soilse, An Bhanríon, fáilte rompu. Dé Máirt 8 Aibreán Maidin Dé Máirt, buailfidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina Higgins lena Mhórgacht Ríoga, Prionsa na Breataine Bige agus Bandiúc Chorn na Breataine in Ambasáid na hÉireann i Londain, agus ina dhiaidh sin imeoidh siad in éineacht chuig Windsor. Cuirfidh a Soilse, An Bhanríon Éilís II, agus a Mhórgacht Ríoga Diúc Dhún Éideann fáilte fhoirmeálta roimh an Uachtarán agus Sabina ag an Dás Ríoga, Bóthar Datchet, Windsor agus ina dhiaidh sin rachaidh siad le chéile i gcóiste capaill i gcomhair searmanais fáilte i gCaisleán Windsor. I gCearnóg Chaisleán Windsor, déanfaidh an tUachtarán, i gcuideachta Dhiúc Dhún Éideann, cigireacht ar an nGarda Onóra. Mar chuid den fháilte fhoirmeálta, scaoilfidh an Garda Onóra An Chúirtéis Ríoga agus seinnfidh an banna ceoil Amhráin Náisiúnta na hÉireann agus na Breataine. Tar éis lóin phríobháidigh arna óstáil ag an mBanríon i gCaisleán Windsor, tabharfaidh A Soilse cuireadh don Uachtarán agus do Sabina féachaint ar nithe a bhfuil baint acu le hÉirinn as an mBailiúchán Ríoga. Ina dhiaidh sin tabharfaidh siad aghaidh ar Londain agus cuairt ar Mhainistir Westminster, áit a gcuirfidh an Dr. Ró-Oirmhinneach John Hall, Déan Westminster fáilte rompu. Sula dtosóidh sé ar thuras na Mainistreach, leagfaidh an tUachtarán bláthfhleasc ar Uaigh an tSaighdiúra Anaithnid. Níos deireanaí san iarnóin, tabharfaidh an tUachtarán cuairt ar Phálás Westminster, áit a gcuirfidh Spéicéir Theach na dTeachtaí, an tUasal John Bercow, MP agus Ard-Spéicéir Theach na dTiarnaí, An Banbharún D’Souza fáilte roimhe. Ansin tabharfaidh an tUachtarán aitheasc don dá Theach agus ina dhiaidh sin déanfaidh sé freastal ar fháiltiú le comhaltaí na nGrúpaí Parlaiminte Uile-Pháirtí. Sa tráthnóna, tabharfaidh Ceannaire an Fhreasúra, an tUasal Ed Miliband MP cuairt chúirtéise ar an Uachtarán i gCaisleán Windsor. Níos deireanaí sa tráthnóna beidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina ina n-aíonna onóra ag Féasta Stáit arna óstáil ag an mBanríon i gCaisleán Windsor. Tabharfaidh an Bhanríon agus an tUachtarán aitheasc gearr araon ag an bhFéasta seo. Dé Céadaoin 9 Aibreán Maidin Dé Céadaoin, beidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina á dtionlacan ag a Mhórgacht Ríoga, an Prionsa Andrew, Diúc York go dtí an Staighre Mór i gCaisleán Windsor chun meirgí na reisimintí Éireannacha díscaoilte a fheiceáil. Tá na meirgí sin sa Chaisleán ó 1922 i leith. Tabharfaidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina cuairt ansin ar Ospidéal Choláiste na hOllscoile, Londain ar bhóthar Euston, áit a gcuirfidh an tIarla Howe, Fo-Rúnaí Parlaiminte Na Roinne Sláinte sa RA, fáilte rompu. Buailfidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina le hothair agus le baill foirne Éireannacha, idir iarbhaill agus bhaill reatha, a bhfuil cion tairbhe tábhachtach déanta acu don tSeirbhís Sláinte Náisiúnta. Níos deireanaí ar maidin, tabharfaidh an tUachtarán cuairt ar an gCumann Ríoga, áit a bhféachfaidh sé ar thaispeántas nithe a bhfuil baint acu le hÉirinn agus a ndéanfaidh sé aitheasc ar an tábhacht le comhoibriú san eolaíocht agus sa teicneolaíocht idir Éire agus an Bhreatain. Rachaidh an tUachtarán ansin chuig 10 Sráid Downing chun freastal ar chruinniú ag lón arna óstáil ag an bPríomh-Aire Cameron. Nuair a bheidh an tUachtarán ag tabhairt cuairte ar an gCumann Ríoga agus ar Shráid Downing, beidh Sabina Higgins i mbun cláir eile ar leith, ina n-áireofar cuairt ar Acadamh Ríoga na Drámaíochta (RADA) agus beidh lón aici in Ambasáid na hÉireann, áit a ndíreofar ar théama fhaisean agus dhearadh na hÉireann. San iarnóin, déanfaidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina freastal le chéile ar Cheardlann Óige i Halla na Cathrach, dar teideal “Taking Charge of Change Together”. Beidh daoine óga as Éirinn agus an RA páirteach ann, daoine a ghlacann páirt in Gaisce – Cearnmhír an Uachtaráin, i nGradaim Dhiúc Dhún Éideann, i dtionscadal an Uachtaráin dar teideal An Óige agus an tÉireannachas, i gComhairle Óige na Breataine, agus i ngrúpaí pobail Éireannacha sa Bhreatain. Cuirfidh Méara Londan, An tUasal Boris Johnson fáilte roimh an Uachtarán ar shroichint Halla na Cathrach dó. Tar éis d’ionadaithe na ndaoine óga an tUachtarán a chur ar an eolas maidir le hábhar a gceardlainne, tabharfaidh sé aitheasc. Níos deireanaí sa tráthnóna, tabharfaidh an Leas-Phríomh-Aire, An tUasal Nick Clegg MP cuairt chúirtéise ar an Uachtarán i bPálás Buckingham. Ina dhiadh sin beidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina i láthair ag Féasta arna óstáil ag Ard-Mhéara Chathair Londan, An Seanóir Fiona Woolf agus Bardas Chathair Londan ag Halla na Cathrach (Guildhall). Beidh a Maorgachtaí Ríoga Diúc agus Bandiúc Gloucester ina n-ionadaithe ag an bhFéasta thar ceann na Banríona. Tar éis an dinnéir tabharfaidh an tUachtarán aitheasc don 700 aoi a mbeidh cuireadh acu. Déardaoin 10 Aibreán Maidin Déardaoin, fágfaidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina Caisleán Windsor agus tabharfaidh siad cuairt ar fheirmeacha Thionscadal na nAinmhithe Bia (FAI) in Oxford. Cuirfidh grúpa, ina mbeidh an tUasal Aidan Cotter, Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin Bhord Bia, fáilte rompu ann. Cuirfear ar an eolas iad maidir le tionscnaimh inbhuanaithe na feirme agus le clár Bhord Bia dar teideal ‘Origin Green Programme’, agus tabharfar cuntas gairid ar a shonraí sin le linn an imeachta. Tabharfaidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina cuairt ansin ar Stáblaí Park House, Kingsclere, áit a gcuirfidh an tUasal Andrew Balding agus a bhean Anna-Lisa Balding fáilte rompu. Agus iad ag bualadh leis na traenálaithe, na marcaigh agus baill foirne eile ag na stáblaí, léireoidh siad an ceangal láidir idir Éire agus an Bhreatain sa saol eachaí agus tabharfaidh siad cuairt freisin ar sheomra na hairnéise capaill, an clós agus na hachair thraenála. Sa tráthnóna luath, beidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina i láthair ag fáiltiú arna óstáil ag an mBanríon i gCaisleán Windsor, agus is é Tuaisceart Éireann a bheidh mar théama aige. Níos deireanaí Déardaoin, beidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina i láthair ag ‘Ceiliúradh’ i Halla Ríoga Albert. Beidh a Mórgachtaí Ríoga Prionsa agus Ban-Phrionsa Michael Kent mar ionadaithe thar ceann na Banríona ag an gceiliúradh ceoil, amhránaíochta, damhsa agus filíochta seo. Dé hAoine 11 Aibreán Fágfaidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina slán ag an mBanríon agus a Shoilse Ríoga Diúc Dhún Éideann ag caisleán Windsor. Níos deireanaí an mhaidin sin tabharfaidh siad cuairt ar Chompántas Ríoga Shakespeare i Stratford-upon-Avon. Tar éis dóibh turas a thabhairt ar an bhfoirgneamh, breathnóidh siad ar léiriú gearr, tabharfaidh an tUachtarán aitheasc gearr agus buailfidh sé leis na haisteoirí agus le baill eile na foirne cruthaithí. Ina dhiaidh sin tabharfaidh siad cuairt ar áit bhreithe Shakespeare. San iarnóin, tabharfaidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina cuairt ar Ard-Eaglais Coventry agus déanfaidh siad turas ar fhothracha na seanArd-Eaglaise a scriosadh sa Dara Cogadh Domhanda. Buailfidh siad, freisin, le hionadaithe sainchreidmheacha i Séipéal na hAontachta. Ansin bogfaidh siad go dtí Halla Cathrach Naomh Muire atá gar don láthair, áit a gcuirfidh an Comhairleoir Gary Crookes, Ard-Mhéara Coventry agus ionadaithe áitiúla eile, fáilte rompu. Beidh fáiltiú do bhaill an phobail Éireannaigh sa Halla Cathrach mar imeacht deiridh na Cuairte Stáit, agus beidh aitheasc ón Uachtarán san áireamh. Níos deireanaí san iarnóin, tar éis don Ard-Seomairlín slán a fhágáil acu thar ceann na Banríona, imeoidh an tUachtarán agus Sabina as Coventry agus tabharfaidh siad a n-aghaidh ar Bhaile Átha Cliath. Ar fhilleadh chuig Baile Dhónaill dóibh, soláthrófar onóracha míleata. © 2012 Áras an Uachtaráin