Citizenship Quote by Michael D. Higgins

Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and language, where…

— Michael D. Higgins

I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of…

— Michael D. Higgins

The best thanks we could offer those who went before and raised the Irish working class from their knees was to press forward with…

— James Larkin

When you look at what I've done here, you see a consistent theme of reforms which is not driven by any dogma from across…

— Peter Hain

To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our political evils and to…

— Wolfe Tone

It's one of my government's ambitions to secure a seat for Ireland on the U.N. Security Council so that we can play an even…

— Leo Varadkar

I call on everyone of goodwill both in Ireland and abroad to join now in ensuring that the beginning of peace becomes a reality,…

— Albert Reynolds

There is that much to be done that no select or small portion of people can do; only the greater mass of the Irish…

— Bobby Sands

I'm representative of 21st century Irish design, so I promote Irishness all over the world wherever I go.

— Philip Treacy

What Ireland needs now above all else is peace.

— Albert Reynolds

My three-thousand mile walk through Ireland convinced me of one thing - the possibility of organising a proper movement for the independence of my…

— James Stephens

Ireland has made its choice for the future and it has chosen the version of Irishness it will build. I know, and I will…

— Michael D. Higgins