President Higgins is 'in touch with the people' of Ireland

President Michael D Higgins says Ursula von der Leyen is ‘not speaking for Ireland’ following comments she made on the Palestine / Israel conflict last Friday. He criticised the head of the European Commission for a failure to call for Israel's retaliation to conform with international law. Is President Higgins right to speak out on this? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

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11.30 17 Oct 2023

President Higgins is 'in touch with the people' of Ireland

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11.30 17 Oct 2023

President Michael D Higgins says Ursula von der Leyen is ‘not speaking for Ireland’ following comments she made on the Palestine / Israel conflict last Friday.

He criticised the head of the European Commission for a failure to call for Israel's retaliation to conform with international law.

Is President Higgins right to speak out on this? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...