Speeches By President Of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins

On 1 May 2020, President Michael D. Higgins published a new poem for May Day, or International Workers’ Day. The poem is dedicated to Mary McPartlan, folk singer and trade union activist. Published on the day that the President addressed a virtual May Day event hosted by SIPTU, the poem pays tribute to the trade union movement. See https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/president-publishes-may-day-poem-president-michael-d-higgins-today-1-may-2020-published-a-new-poem-for-may-day-or-international-workers-day-the-poem-is-dedicated-to-mary-mcpartlan-folk-singe