“Celebriamo questo periodo natalizio con la massima consapevolezza delle sfide che l’Irlanda e il resto del mondo si trovano ad affrontare” – il messaggio di Natale della presidente Catherine Connolly
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-celebrate-this-christmas-season-acutely-aware-of-the-challenges-facing-ireland-and-the-wider-world-president-catherine-connolly-gives-her-christmas-message/a620141395.html
di PoppedCork
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**🎄 Key points from Connolly’s Christmas message**
* First Christmas message as **President of Ireland** (since taking office in November).
* Acknowledges **challenges facing Ireland and the wider world**, including **conflict, climate change and hardship**.
* Emphasises **hope and shared values** — kindness, tolerance, respect, and humanity.
* Reflects on the **symbolism of light after darkness** (winter solstice) as a metaphor for resilience and better days ahead.
* Holds in mind those **struggling this season**: lonely, ill, without homes, or missing loved ones.
* Sends **gratitude to frontline workers and Defence Forces overseas** spending Christmas away from home.
* Calls for **collective effort on sustainability and peace**, encouraging people to “work together and use our voices.”
* Wishes everyone **a joyful Christmas and peaceful New Year**.
Very nice message.
I know I shouldn’t be like this but I was kinda hoping she’d mention the military industrial complex .