I Love Our Shared Island, Our Shared

Every Age, After All, Must Have Its Own Aisling And Dream Of A Better, Kinder, Happier, Shared World.

I Love Our Shared Island, Our Shared Ireland And Its Core Decency. I Love It For Its Imagination And Its Celebration Of The Endless Possibilities For Our People.

I Am Delighted To Be Back Home In Galway, The Place I First Came To As A 19-year-old In 1960. It's Here Where My Heart Is And Will Forever Be.

I Will Be A President For All The People, Whether They Voted For Me Or Not, Whether They Are Young Or Old And Particularly For The Irish Abroad. I'm Looking Forward To It And I Think It Will Be Exciting And Wonderful.

The Presidency Is An Independent Office And The Irish People Whom I Appreciate So Much And I Take With Such Responsibility Have Given A Very Clear Mandate On A Very Clear Set Of Ideas To Me, As The Ninth President.