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Ireland s poet President and patron of the arts, Michael D Higgins turns 80 years old on April 18 and Ãmós-Michael D @ 80 will see stars such as Van Morrison and De Dannan honor him with a streamed show on TG4.
When Michael D. (Daniel) Higgins ran for re-election as the president of Ireland for a second term he received the largest personal mandate in the history of the Irish Republic, and his second term began on November 11, 2018. Â
Drawing on his skill sets as a respected politician, poet, sociologist, broadcaster, and long-time promoter of the arts, he distinguished himself as an articulate national spokesman in the wake of similar trendsetting presidents like Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese who raised the profile of the rather dour post for far too long.Â
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The old saying that there s not a door closes than another opens certainly proved true for fiddle player Zoe Conway last week. Zoe, who lives on the beautiful Cooley peninsula with her husband and fellow musician John McIntrye and their two children, had been looking forward to travelling to Dublin on Friday night to play live on The Late, Late Show when she got a phonecall to tell her to stay at home.
She explained that due to Covid 19 restrictions, the production team felt smaller numbers would be safer, and honestly, as always, health and safety comes first.
So although she had been excited about the chance to play live music along with Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Mairtin O Connor, Frankie Galvin and others, Zoe said she appreciated that it was for the best.