Lia Fáil Irisleabhar Gaeilge Ollscoil na hÉireann
by Liam Mac Mathúna
On Thursday, 21 March 2013 in National University of Ireland, 49 Merrion Square President Michael D. Higgins launched a facsimile reproduction of Lia
Fáil Irisleabhar Gaeilge Ollscoil na
hÉireann. This is a journal of modern Irish studies edited by Douglas Hyde when Professor of Irish in UCD and originally published by NUI.
Price €50.00 (including postage and packing)
The Role of the University at a time of Intellectual Crisis
President Michael D. Higgins 
At a ceremony in St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle on Wednesday, 25 January, the Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, Dr Maurice Manning conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) on the President of Ireland, His Excellency, Michael D. Higgins.
Following the conferring, the President addressed the gathering. The large attendance in St Patrick’s Hall included representatives of the Government, the Council of State, the judiciary, the diplomatic corps, in addition to members of the four NUI constituent universities and other Irish universities. Notable amongst the attendants were many former colleagues of the President from NUI Galway where he lectured in the Department of Sociology for over thirty years. National cultural institutions and the media were also represented
Copies also available from NUI 49 Merrion Square Dublin 2

