President Michael D Higgins, his wife Sabina, Taoiseach Micheál Martin (fifth from left) and Tánaiste Simon Harris (seventh from left) attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City.

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins asked how leaders can remain silent when people are starving to death in Gaza due to the ongoing blockade. Kerry O'Shea . @kerry_oshea. Apr 28, 2025.

Michael D. Higgins said the absence of certain international leaders at the mass was "very significant", in an apparent reference to Mr Netanyahu.. Speaking to reporters after attending the ...

Michael D Higgins said accusations that those who criticise the policies of Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu are “anti-Semitic” is a “slander”. He said the “slander” had been ...