Former President Michael D Higgins returned over €2.6 million to the Irish State during his 14-year presidency.

Mr Higgins said he returned €384,467 under a “1938 Allowance” in his second seven-year term, in addition to €238,443 in his first term, while gifting €2m to the State in pay and pensions over the ...

The cumulative figure includes €1,310,491 in Oireachtas and Ministerial pensions, and €689,474 in pay, foregone, over the 14 years of his Presidency. The former President of Ireland, Michael D.

This year’s Christmas Card - which will be sent to international Heads of State, members of the diplomatic corps and members of the public both in Ireland and abroad - features a message of ‘Peace & ...

Former president Michael D Higgins has sharply criticised the Department of Foreign Affairs for allegedly leaking information ...

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins has been described as an "antisemitic leprechaun" after saying that it is an "outrage" that critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ...

Former President Michael D Higgins returned over €2 million back to the State during his 14-year term. Over both terms Mr Higgins returned €622,190 of his 1938 allowance to the Exchequer. This is a ...

Higgins is preparing to move back to Galway with his wife, Sabina, and their beloved dog, Misneach. Misneach has been making the most out of his final few weeks in Phoenix Park, alongside his other ...

Michael D Higgins was among those in attendance at a ceremony on Thursday honouring the late Tommy Keane, as a football pitch ...

*Editor's Note: The following piece was submitted to IrishCentral by Brendan Fay, the Co Louth-born, New York-based filmmaker and founder of the Lavender and Green Alliance and St Pats For All. After ...

In recent days, the former president returned €384,467 to the Exchequer.