Outgoing President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have welcomed President-elect Catherine Connolly and her family to Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president next week, marking the end of Michael D Higgins’ 14-year tenure as Uachtarán na hÉireann. #VMNews | Virgin Media News

Outgoing President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have welcomed President-elect Catherine Connolly and her family to Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Connolly will be inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president next week, marking the end of Michael D Higgins’ 14-year tenure as Uachtarán na hÉireann. #VMNews | Virgin Media News

244K views · 6.3K reactions | As he nears the end of his term in office, and to celebrate Culture Night, President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins delivers a very special cultural reflection from Áras an Uachtaráin. #CultureNight2025 | RTÉ One | Facebook

Sabina Higgins, the wife of President Michael D Higgins, says she is grateful to the people of Ireland for her experience in Áras an Uachtaráin over the last 14 years. Speaking outside of a Remembrance Sunday Service at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, Ms Higgins said “we’ve done our best and we’re very grateful”. #rtenews #ireland | RTÉ News