Alice Mary Higgins

Overview

Alice Mary Higgins born Galway, Ireland June 17, 1975. Irish Senator who formed Oireachtas Neutrality, Peace and Disarmament group in Irish parliament.

Quotations

“Ireland needs to value and reaffirm the neutrality which has underpinned our proud record of multilateralism, our historic role in disarmament and our international reputation as credible peacekeepers and peace brokers.” (July 5, 2018)

“Peace building is not passive, its hard work, and Ireland is respected, credible and effective internationally. . . We are respected, introduced nuclear non-proliferation treaty, won global ban on cluster bombs, mediated in Colombia.” (Dec. 9, 2017; photo twitter.com)