President Catherine Connolly has kicked off her first official visit to Britain with a visit to the Irish Cultural Centre (ICC) in Hammersmith, London, in advance of an expected meeting with King Charles in Buckingham Palace.
In only her second foreign trip since becoming President last November, she spent the morning meeting members of the local Irish community and advocates for the Irish language, as well as cheering on a rousing Riverdance-like performance by traditional Irish dancers and musicians.
Connolly spoke of the need to “embrace other cultures” and made reference to Ireland’s housing
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