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# My favourite speech

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# Famous words
My favourite speech: Taoiseach Enda Kenny
To coincide with the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death, Enda Kenny picks the former US president’s 1963 address to Leinster House as his favourite speech.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 9:29 AM
# Famous words
My favourite speech: President Michael D Higgins
Continuing our series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, President Michael D Higgins picks an emotional address by Robert F Kennedy.
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Sep 23rd 2012, 6:00 PM
# Famous words
My favourite speech: Socialist Party TD Clare Daly
Continuing our summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Socialist Party TD for Dublin North Clare Daly picks one of Ireland’s best known trade union leaders.
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Aug 26th 2012, 5:00 PM
# My favourite speech
My favourite speech: Simon Harris
Continuing our summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, one of the youngest members of the Dáil, Simon Harris, picks a speech by Bobby Kennedy.
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Aug 18th 2012, 5:00 PM
# Famous words
My favourite speech: Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn
Continuing our summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Ruairí Quinn picks the last public speech by perhaps the most famous civil rights leader of all time.
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Aug 4th 2012, 5:00 PM
# Famous words
My favourite speech: Mary Lou McDonald
Continuing our summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, the Sinn Féin vice president picks an address by Ireland’s most famous female revolutionary nationalist.
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Jul 28th 2012, 5:00 PM