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Irish President Mary Robinson Connolly visited Scotland for a four-day official trip that began with a meeting with Scottish First Minister John Swinney at the latter’s residence in Edinburgh. This reciprocal visit follows one where Mr. Swinney was the first foreign leader to meet Ms. Connolly after her inauguration last November. During her stay, she will receive an honorary fellowship from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and tour Glasgow, Coatbridge, and the Isle of Skye, emphasizing cultural ties between Ireland and Scotland.
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On April 10, Ms Connolly, the Irish president, began a four-day official visit to Scotland. She met with John Swinney, Scotland's deputy first minister, at his residence in Edinburgh. This follows their previous meeting last November when Mr. Swinney invited Ms. Connolly to Scotland after her inauguration as Ireland’s president.
During the visit, Ms. Connolly received an honorary fellowship from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and learned about a project it funds with the Royal Irish Academy, aimed at helping deaf victims of gender-based violence in rural areas. Her itinerary also includes visits to Glasgow, Coatbridge, and the Isle of Skye, where she will meet with Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Scotland’s National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture.
Ms. Connolly highlighted the strong historical ties between Ireland and Scotland, emphasizing cultural and linguistic connections that have existed for centuries.
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The visit comes after Mr Swinney met Ms Connolly at her official residence in Dublin in November last year, when he was the first overseas leader to see her after her inauguration.
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At that visit the SNP leader invited the Irish president to Scotland.
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During her time in Scotland, Ms Connolly will receive an honorary fellowship from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, before learning more about a project it funds with the Royal Irish Academy that works to help deaf victims of gender-based violence in rural areas.
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Over the course of the visit, the president will travel to Glasgow, Coatbridge and the Isle of Skye, where she will visit Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Scotland’s National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture.
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Speaking ahead of the visit, she said: “I am very pleased to have the opportunity of making an official visit to Scotland and building on my engagement with the First Minister in the opening weeks of my presidency.
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“Ireland and Scotland are bound by strong ties of friendship, culture and language, with people moving between our countries for centuries.
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“I am very much looking forward to meeting with those involved in many of the projects bringing our people together over the coming days, as well as meeting with members of the Irish community in Scotland.”
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Mr Swinney said he was “honoured” to welcome Ms Connolly to Scotland as he stressed the “deep and enduring connections” between their nations.
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The Scottish First Minister told Press Association: “I was delighted to welcome President Connolly, the President of Ireland, to Edinburgh this morning.
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“I was the first head of government to meet President Connolly after her election last year in Dublin, and I’m delighted that so early in her term in office she’s come to visit Scotland.
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“We had an extensive conversation around the relationship between Scotland and Ireland, and some of the global challenges that we all are part of in relation to conflict around the world, and in relation to climate change.
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“We also talked about some of the domestic priorities and issues that are at stake here in Scotland, particularly the work that I am taking forward on violence against women and girls.”
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Earlier this year, Ms Connolly made an official visit to London and Leeds, meeting the King at Buckingham Palace, and she has also made two official visits to Northern Ireland, while in June she met the First Minister of Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
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