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Speeches by President of Ireland, Michael D. HigginsPresident Higgins presents the 2024 Presidential Distinguished Service AwardsUachtarán na hÉireann, President Michael D. Higgins this presented this year’s Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad at a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin. The MC for the event was Doireann Ní Bhriain.
This year’s ten recipients are:
Séamus Coleman, Republic of Ireland international football captain
Patrick Leahy, Former United States Senator
Aduke Gomez, Irish-Nigerian scholar
Rosalind Scanlon, Artistic Director of Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, London
Professor Enrico Terrinoni, translator of Irish literature into Italian
Orla Kiely, fashion designer
Sr Teresa McKeon, missionary and educator in Sierra Leone (in absentia)
Mary O’Neill, l...
2025-01-3018 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 247: From the Clap to the Dance with Aduke GomezGreetings Glocal Citizens!
Next up in our Writing as Activism series, this week’s episode, recorded at the 2024 Pa Gya! festival (in case you are wondering, this is the session taking place during our interview, features Nigerian poet and children’s book author, Aduke Gomez. Aduke embraced writing in the past decade after a career in law and finance. She now utilises her legal and advisory skills to assist in business and creative development. Commencing her career in legal practice with the law firm of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, she later worked for many years in various leadership role...
2024-11-1236 min
Now Podcast51. MUSIC THERAPY IN THE TIME OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMICFeaturing Aduke Gomez Lawyer and Chairperson of Art4Life Steering Committee Lagos state, Dr Tomi Ojetunde, Practice Manager at Body Mechanics Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre in Abuja, and Jeffrey Daniel of R&B group Shalamar.
2020-06-1630 min