IRISHMEN AND IRISHWOMEN: In the name of our deceased ancestors and all those who have gone before us we must unite behind this new Proclamation as they once did in 1916. The next generation is now and we must stand together to protect the legacy of past generations.

As a country we have a rich and cherished culture that is recognized worldwide. Our history is an extremely important part of our country today, it has helped to drive us apart in the past but today it can unite us. This land has been home to some of civilisation's greatest poets, political activists, artists, musicians and intellectuals. We must create a country where this heritage and these people are celebrated. A country where free thinking and the arts can flourish.

Despite our country’s size, over 1 million people globally are Irish born and over 80 million people claim Irish ancestry. Our citizens worldwide must continue to uphold the ideals and culture of the Irish people no matter where they call home and this idea must begin at home, in Ireland. We lost large numbers of our last generations to violence. Today we are losing this generation to emigration. We need to emphasise the importance of our heritage and continue to encourage our culture.

We must protect our country's natural resources. We must strive to improve our healthcare system, with equal access to all people. We must emphasise the importance of education in creating a country where excellence thrives, where citizens are afforded every opportunity to reach the height of their ability and where prosperity is a norm rather than an ideal.  Historically, our country has been renowned for its tradition of hospitality, a tradition that has offered sanctuary to foreigners and strangers alike.  We must sustain this noble tradition in the name of future and absent generations.

The youth of Ireland have always seen beyond the present limits of the imagination.  In the arts industry, politics and sport they have pushed us towards new horizons. Therefore, we must encourage and invest in our youth, for they are the future.

It is now a century since the Proclamation of The Irish Republic guaranteed “religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens".  These ideals have been realised by successive generations of Irish people – people who sacrificed so that this State might succeed.  We must protect this legacy by ensuring that no cause is greater than that which binds us together as a sovereign, peaceful and independent nation.