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Latest News President attends 1450th anniversary celebrations of St Colmcille’s arrival on Iona President Higgins will make two visits to the UK this week, one to London, and another to Iona in Scotland to celebrate with the Inter Faith Community the 1450th anniversary of the arrival of St Colmcille on Iona. The Isle of Iona on Scotland is long associated with St Columba/Colmcille. On Tuesday17th the President departs for London and that evening he will attend the Conor McPherson play, ‘The Night Alive’ at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre. On Wednesday 17th, the President visits the Haringey Irish Cultural and Community Centre, where he will meet with, and address members of the Irish Community, as well as local public representatives. The Irish community in attendance will include representatives in the London GAA team who will compete in the Connaught Football Final on the 21st of July. In the afternoon the President will be presented with an Honorary Doctorate at Middlesex University before returning to Dublin later in the evening. On Saturday 20th July the President, accompanied by Sabina Higgins will visit the Isle of Iona, Scotland and attend events to commemorate the 1450th Anniversary of St Columba/Colmcille’s arrival on the island. The President will deliver a keynote address entitled ‘Of Migrants and Migration’. The President and Sabina will attend an ecumenical service at the Medieval Abbey Church and also visit St Oran’s Graveyard which includes the grave of Macbeth, King of Scotland who died in 1057. The President will also visit the grave of John Smith, former leader of the Labour Party d. 1994. The President and Sabina return to Dublin on Sunday 21st July. The President will be met and accompanied by Ireland’s Ambassador to the UK, Mr Bobby McDonagh, on both visits. Click here to read the President’s remarks © 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