On 19-20 October 2023, President Síofra O’Leary paid an official visit to Italy. On 19 October she was received by Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic. On the same day, President O’Leary also met Silvana Sciarra, President of the Constitutional Court. On 20 October, she participated in a conference at the Accademia dei Lincei on "The Judge and the Rule of Law". Other keynote speakers included President Sciarra and Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union. President O’Leary was accompanied by Raffaele Sabato, judge elected in respect of Italy, and Stefano Piedimonte Bodini, Head of the Private Office of the President.

• Speech by President Síofra O’Leary