Michael D. Higgins Declared President of Ireland

After an intense 2011 election, the people of Ireland have chosen Michael D. Higgins of Co. Galway as their 9th president. Outdoing six other potential candidates with nearly 57% of the vote, Higgins accepts his new office with positivity in mind.
A former member of the Labour party and government minister, Higgins wishes to make his term one of involvement and reformation. Hoping to reassert Irish trust in politicians, Higgins is striving make his presidency one of ideas and discussion.
As president, Higgins will act as Ireland's senior ambassador and work to improve the government's image both domestically and abroad. In addition to his role as an ambassador, Higgins will also have the governmental power to refer unconstitutional laws to the Irish Supreme Court.
On 11th November 2011, Michael D. Higgins was sworn in as President of Ireland.
Generation Emigration:
New Irish Times Project
The Irish Times launched Generation Emigration, an online and print initiative aimed at this current generation of mobile Irish citizens. It's a two-way dialogue that will be curated and facilitated by Ciara Kenny of Dublin City University.
It kicks off with a feature exploring how the internet has impacted on the experience of emigration for Irish people, which you can read on the blog www.irishtimes.com/blogs/generationemigration
The blog will feature stories and opinion pieces from Irish people overseas and other guest contributors, news for the Irish community abroad, and a discussion section where readers can express opinions, ask questions and debate a range of issues relating to Irish emigration.
In print, the newspaper will highlight a different emigrant experience every Friday, through interviews with Irish people living in diverse locations around the world. The blog will host a version of the print article with some added multimedia material.
Readers are invited to contribute their views, news, experiences and stories.
You can access the blog at:
www.irishtimes.com/blogs/generationemigration
Follow it on Twitter @GenEmigration
Or on Facebook www.facebook.com/generationemigration
You can also email them on emigration@irishtimes.com
They are trying to build a following for the project through social media so please retweet, post on Facebook etc if you can
Thank You!!
Our sincere thanks to those people for their personal donations and to the Business Community for their gifts of product for our Silent Auction at our St Patrick's Celebration on....
March 11th 2011
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March 13th 2010.
Armstrong Garden Centers * Auld Dubliner Pub, Long Beach * Azusa Greens Country Club * Cahal Branley * Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts * Comedy and Magic Club * Conrad's Restaurants, Glendale and La Canada * D C Golf * Falcon Theatre * Festival of the Arts * Flanigan Farms *Mary Flynn * Matt Flynn's State Farm Insurance Office in Glendale * Tom Gillespie * Glendale Hilton Hotel * Golf N Stuff * Rick & Margaret O'Callaghan Gould * Green Street Restaurant, Pasadena * Bridget Duffy Hana * Hennessey's Tavern * Carmel Hill * Hometown Buffet * The Huntington Library *The Ice House, Pasadena * In-N-Out Burger * Irish American Bar Association * Irish Imports, Hollywood * Kretek International Cigars, Moorpark * Krikorian theatres * Kristal Graphics and Printers, Canoga Park * Laguna Playhouse * La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts * Long Beach Museum of Art * Los Angeles Zoo * Mann Theatres * Brenda McConville * Cathy McConville * Eileen McConville * Michael McConville * Terry McConville * Tom McConville * Thomas S. McConville * Michael's Bar & Grill, Burbank * Monte Carlos * Julia Morrow * Museum of Tolerance * Babe Nagle * Kelly O'Brien * Hannah O'Callaghan Travel * Margaret O'Carroll's Kerry Concerts * Pala Casino * Planes of Fame Air Museum * Priscilla's Gourmet Coffee, Burbank * Christina Quigley * Rubios Restaurants * San Diego Zoo * Santa Anita Racetrack * Shakey's Pizza * Shamrock Video * Mary Shea * The Smoke House Restaurant, Toluca Lake * Sony Pictures Studio Tour * Margaret Steenken * Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza * Thousand Oaks Plumbing (Danny Guiney) * Tommy's Burgers * Tournament Players Golf Club, Valencia * Toyota Speedway * U C L A Football * Wild Rivers Park, Irvine * Yoga House, Pasadena.
The Irish Center of Southern California Inc wish to express sincere appreciation to all of the donors for their generosity and continued support
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Lisa Monique Walsh
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Kevin Merry
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Rebecca Fleming, Mary Gannon
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and grandson Matthew Hunt
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