Higgins calls for ‘respectful’ commemorations on North visit
President says Irish people must ‘remember generously’ during the decade of centenaries
President Michael D Higgins has spoken of the responsibilities of Irish people during the current decade of centenaries. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
People have a responsibility during the current decade of centenaries to “remember generously rather than narrowly”, President Michael D Higgins said on Thursday, during a visit to Northern Ireland.
During a visit to the Linen Hall Library in central Belfast, the President said that in two years’ time people in Ireland will be marking the centenary of the end of the first World War, as well as the 20th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement.