Senator Alice-Mary Higgins speaking on Statements on Education in the Seanad

24 September 2020

Senator Alice-Mary Higgns speaking on Statements onEducation in the Seanad. Addressing Minister for Education, Norma Foley, Senator Higgins highlighted class sizes, heath and safety for staff and students and fair treatment for third-lvel applicants who completed their Leaving Cert before 2020.

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Independent Senator Alice Mary Higgins seeks re-election to Seanad Éireann on NUI panel

14 February 2020

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins today, 14 February, lodged her nomination papers to seek re-election to the next Seanad on the National University of Ireland (NUI) panel.

Summer Newsletter 2018

3 August 2018

Dear Friends,

Welcome to my latest newsletter. Over the last year, I have worked to bring care, creativity, and longterm thinking into the heart of policy making. Here you can read about the impact of my work as an Independent Senator and leader of the Civil Engagement Group in the Seanad.

Marking International Women's Day 2017

28 February 2017

I was glad to begin International Women's Day at the World Congress on Women's Mental Health which was hosted by the National Women's Council of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin. The event shone a light on mental health issues affecting women, including the issue of reproductive rights.