Navigation

When Ideas Matter: Speeches for an Ethical Republic

Availability: Out of Stock
ISBN: 9781786691255
AuthorHiggins, Michael D.
Pub Date07/09/2017
BindingPaperback
Pages464
CountryGBR
Dewey320
Quick overview Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, sets out his vision of 'an ethical Republic' in a collection of his speeches.
€11.51

The President of Ireland since 2011, when he was elected by a final tally of almost 57% of the votes, Michael D. Higgins has used his time in office to setout a vision of what he calls 'an ethical Republic'. In a series of remarkable and urgent speeches, which are anything but the bland commentaries of a ceremonial head of state, Michael D. Higgins has urged his fellow citizens to consider what makes the good life. He has asked how human rights, an active and empowered citizenry, women's equality and the right to health and a life free of corrosive anxiety might be achieved. He has highlighted the plight of refugees. And he has criticised the ways in which work is becoming dehumanised.

*
*
*
Product description

The President of Ireland since 2011, when he was elected by a final tally of almost 57% of the votes, Michael D. Higgins has used his time in office to setout a vision of what he calls 'an ethical Republic'. In a series of remarkable and urgent speeches, which are anything but the bland commentaries of a ceremonial head of state, Michael D. Higgins has urged his fellow citizens to consider what makes the good life. He has asked how human rights, an active and empowered citizenry, women's equality and the right to health and a life free of corrosive anxiety might be achieved. He has highlighted the plight of refugees. And he has criticised the ways in which work is becoming dehumanised.

Customers who bought this item also bought

An Bhfuil Cead Agam/ Coming Home

McCaughan, Michael
9780717171590
Packed with anecdotes and exercises,this is the story of Michael McCaughan's journey through the Irish language - the ups and downs, the breakthroughs and setbacks - and a guide for others anxious to follow in his footsteps and strike out in search of the gra.
€17.24

Constellations: Reflections From Life

Gleeson, Sinead
9781509892778
An extraordinarily intimate book of essays that chart the experiences that have made Sinead Gleeson the woman and the writer she is today, for readers of The Last Act of Love and I Am, I Am, I Am.
€11.58

Irish Customs and Rituals - How Our Ancestors Celebrated Life and the Seasons

McGarry, Marion
9781786050953
Do you know what a Brideóg is? Why are lone hawthorns unlucky? What does it mean to 'drown the shamrock'?
€12.00