President Catherine Connolly's St Patrick's Day card includes a text of the United States Charter which affirms that it will stand up for international lawPresident Catherine Connolly has sent a St Patrick’s Day card which includes the text of the United Nations charter seeking to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” and uphold international law. Connolly’s message echoes comments she made on International Women’s Day when she said the “violations of international law we are witnessing are shocking and numbing, but we cannot afford inaction”. “They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for eighty years. The third page contains the greeting: “May the blessing of St Patrick’s Day light the path of peace across the world”. “Ireland accepts the generally recognised principles of international law as its rule of conduct in its relations with other States.”

Source: The Irish Times March 14, 2026 19:41 UTC