Ireland's President Appoints New Council Members

0:00On March 31st, Ireland's President Catherine Connelly just named seven new members to her Council of State, including stand-out picks like Irish. Language activists Linda Irvine and Human Rights Law Professor Colin Harvey. This group helps the President review bills before sending them to the Supreme Court on constitutional issues, and it advises on big public matters. Before talking to Parliament, Linda Irvine runs the first Irish Language Center in a loyalist part of East Belfast and started the area's first integrated Irish medium school. Colin Harvey, from Queens University Belfast, leads in Human Rights, serving on key commissions in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the EU. The other new members bring heavy legal and social expertise, professors like Fiannuala, Nhi, Aulin, and Irish Speaker, Kathleen Lynch in Sociology. Doncha O'Connell, from the Legal Aid Board, Conner O'Mohoney running the Child Law Clinic and ex-University President, Ciaran Ohogarda.

1:00President Connelly praised their skills for the next seven years of guidance. The Council already includes top officials like the Dauisis, Chief Justice, and Past Leaders, rounding out a solid advisory team for tough decisions. Ahead in.