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President Michael D Higgins meets with DCU President
President Michael D Higgins today (November 16) visited DCU President, Professor Brian MacCraith, during his first week in office as President of Ireland. As part of their meeting, they discussed President Higgins's vision for his term in office and the synergies that exist between his presidency and the ethos and strategy of Dublin City University.
Professor MacCraith congratulated President Higgins on his election and offered DCU's support in the delivery of his initiatives.
During his visit to DCU, President Higgins also attended the 7th annual FIS Film Festival awards held in the Helix. The ceremony was attended by representatives from 24 national schools from around the country. FIS is an initiative of the Department of Education and Skills and was designed to introduce the medium of film as a support to the Revised Primary School Curriculum (Curaclam na Bunscoile).