Here's what Michael D Higgins will be getting up to on Christmas Day

President Higgins said that it would be a working Christmas, with 16 pieces of legislation to be signed by him between 25 and 27 December.

Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins said in an interview with Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh that it will be a working Christmas for him this year, with 16 pieces of legislation to be signed between December 25 and 27.

Although despite being busy, Higgins is looking forward to having the family all together, with one son returning from abroad.