1.0Ireland in Onehttps://www.globalbuzz.net/ierich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fNinuijUi7"><a href="https://www.globalbuzz.net/ie/news/president-higgins-christmas-message">President Higgins Christmas Message</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.globalbuzz.net/ie/news/president-higgins-christmas-message/embed#?secret=fNinuijUi7" width="600" height="338" title="“President Higgins Christmas Message” — Ireland in One" data-secret="fNinuijUi7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.globalbuzz.net/ie/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.globalbuzz.net/ie/files/2011/12/higgins.590.jpg590250I would like to send my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to everyone here in Ireland and to our extended global family across the world. While we have nearly always tended to think of Christmas as a happy time as families come together to enjoy the festive season, I am also conscious […]