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'Like many Irish people, I burn with shame thinking of Michael D Higgins at Ireland's Holocaust memorial'
Jews were dragged out of their own event for turning their backs in silent protest as the president spoke. But he should not ...
Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Michael Longley: ‘One of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’
Michael Longley will be recognised as one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced, and it has long been my ...
Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears
Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.
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Protesters removed as President Michael D Higgins addresses Holocaust memorial event
A small number of protesters reportedly turned their backs on Mr Higgins as he addressed the current conflict in the Middle ...
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Irish president’s Holocaust memorial speech sparks anger from country’s Jews
Jewish groups on Monday accused Ireland’s President Michael Higgins of politicizing the Israel-Hamas war during a Holocaust remembrance speech, with the country’s chief rabbi calling his ...
Tributes after poet Michael Longley dies aged 85
Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Belfast-born poet Michael Longley, who has died at the age of 85. The President of ...
The Times of Israel20d
Irish Jews cry foul over ‘antisemitic’ president’s planned Holocaust memorial speech
Jews in Ireland are up in arms over a planned appearance by Irish President Michael Higgins to mark the country’s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony later this month. Higgins has been harshly ...