http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/the+founding+document+of+the+Irish+state IrishCentral the founding document of the Irish state en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/why-micheal-dhiggins-will-stand-apart-as-irish-president----a-perfect-president-for-the-important-1916-centenary-132873353.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/why-micheal-dhiggins-will-stand-apart-as-irish-president----a-perfect-president-for-the-important-1916-centenary-132873353.html Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:45:15 PDT The ghosts of the men and women of 1916 will sleep easier this Halloween weekend knowing that Michael D Higgins is the president who will preside over the centenary of the Easter Rising in 2016The newly elected president of Ireland is a poet like Padraig Pearse and Joseph Plunkett two of the signatories of the famous proclamation, the founding document of the Irish stateHe is a leading Labor figure like a third, James Connolly and the fact that he attained power with a powerful assist from Sinn Fein would no doubt be of great interest to that parties founders READ MORE ]]>