I Will Be A President For All

I Love Our Shared Island, Our Shared Ireland And Its Core Decency. I Love It For Its Imagination And Its Celebration Of The Endless Possibilities For Our People.

Now It Is Time To Turn To An Older Wisdom That, While Respecting Material Comfort And Security As A Basic Right Of All, Also Recognises That Many Of The Most Valuable Things In Life Cannot Be Measured.

We Need To Discuss The Basis Of A New Form Of Trust Built On A Meaningful Form Of Citizenship Appropriate For A Republic.

Making An Irishness To Be Proud Of In A Real Republic. It Is The Vision Of A Real Republic Where Life And Language, Where Ideals And Experience Have The Ring Of Authenticity Which We Need Now As We Go Forward.

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.