#irish

There are not many Irish people playing tennis! ↗

— Goran Ivanisevic

#irish people #many #people #playing #tennis

Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or rather the hashish. ↗

— Oliver St. John

#irish #irish people #people #politics #rather

Sometimes the archaism of the language when it's spoken is why we are all in love with the Irish today. ↗

— Diane Wakoski

#language #love #sometimes #spoken #today

My father's parents were Irish. Only a year before my father died, he and I went back to Ireland for a week to look at the old homestead. ↗

— John C. Hawkes

#before #died #father #homestead #i

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet. ↗

— Oliver Herford

#haven #irish #joke #seen #yet

I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#clearly #commitment #delighted #i #i am

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. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#exciting #forward #i #i think #irish

The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars - an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#creating #creative #equality #everything #excellence

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. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#clear #given #i #ideas #independent

Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago. ↗

— Lara Flynn Boyle

#big #big thing #chicago #growing #growing up