President Higgins in Cork: More work needed to realise Thomas Davis’ vision

The President hailed the legacy of patriot Thomas Davis and his vision of a fairer Ireland yesterday as he unveiled a statue to honour his bicentenary.

President Higgins in Cork: More work needed to realise Thomas Davis’ vision

But Michael D Higgins said much work remains to be done to realise the nationalist leader’s inspirational vision for a truly just and reconciled Ireland.

He was speaking in Mallow, Co Cork, as he marked the 200th anniversary of Davis’ birth by unveiling a statue of the poet and co-founder of the Young Ireland Movement on a new plaza on the town’s Davis St, just yards from where the historic figure was born.

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