{"id":1442,"date":"2018-09-01T11:40:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T11:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nlt.ie\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2020-07-21T18:12:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T18:12:25","slug":"1442","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/?p=1442","title":{"rendered":"President Higgins at Nepal Ireland Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Higgins and his wife Sabina were guests of honour at a special ceremony commemorating the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>The event was held on Saturday 18th August 2018 in the Hilton, Charlemont Place, Dublin.\u00a0His excellency Ambassador of Nepal to Ireland Dr Durba Babadur Subedi organised this event to mark the commencement of the 19th anniversary of Nepal Ireland friendships.\u00a0 We would like to extend sincere thank to His Excellency Dr. Durga Bahadur Subedi, Nepal Embassy, Nepali for a very successful and enjoyable evening.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1446\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/sabina-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1446\" src=\"http:\/\/nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/sabina-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/sabina-1.jpg 877w, https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/sabina-1-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/sabina-1-768x841.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His excellency Ambassador of Nepal to Ireland Dr Durba Babadur Subedi\u00a0and Mrs Sabina Higgins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1445\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1445\" src=\"http:\/\/nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President M.D Higgins speaking at the Nepal Ireland Friendship celebrations, Dublin. 18th August 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1447\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1447\" src=\"http:\/\/nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/President-Higgins-768x629.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Higgins and his wife (centre) and Dr Durga Bahadur Subedi and his wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Above photos thanks to Alison Irwin, Nepal Ireland Society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Higgins and his wife Sabina were guests of honour at a special ceremony commemorating the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Nepal. 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