Why Michael D. is so suited to being president…

Why Michael D. is so suited to being president… Oisín Lee and Sophie Hannon of St Brigid’s Primary School in Kildare are pictured making St Brigid’s crosses with President Michael D. Higgins. Photo: CNS

Michael D. Higgins is a very popular president, and I think there’s a special reason why he is well suited to the Irish temperament. Many outsiders who have observed Ireland and the Irish have remarked that a feature of Irish life is a difference between what people say in the public sphere – and what…

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