Michael D Higgins

On tonight's show, President Higgins sat down with Ryan and discussed having Covid, the housing crisis, football and Elon Musk.

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President Michael D Higgins has said that it is absurd to look for "the richest person or group" and to hand them the authority for responsible ...

"It is such an absurd form of dictatorship in a way." Speaking on the Late Late Show on RTÉ One, President Higgins said that in relation to newspapers, "you had a kind of a code and understanding as to what is legitimate comment and so forth, and if that was breached, how it could be handled". Asked about the comments, he said a concentration of ownership is "an absurd form of dictatorship".

Higgins steps up criticism of billionaires seeking to control public discourse.

It seems absurd to me You don’t have to be a mad left-wing person to believe that, it’s just about democracy.” Looking at the broader economic picture closer to home, Mr Higgins also questioned how society was developing and said that “essentials, like for example, in relation to food, shelter, housing and so forth should never had been regarded as something that can be sorted by the marketplace”. He said that in times past when it came to the newspaper industry “you had a kind of a code and understanding as to what was legitimate comment and so forth”.

President Michael D Higgins spoke of the happiness the heroes of the Italia '90 World Cup campaign brought to the nation as he presented six football ...

"We had great fun together. Goalkeeper Bonner, who pulled off a historic save, recalled how he “jumped as high as I’ve ever jumped” during the match and “even to this day people come up to me and say thanks for getting us all together,” he said of the sense of national pride and euphoria at a time when Ireland was in the throes of economic hardship and political turmoil during The Troubles. But he said his proudest moment was looking out at the Irish army of fans at the stadium, saying: “I saw this explosion of green,” after he won the penalty shoot-out.