Higgins: Dana’s citizenship of interest

PRESIDENTIAL front-runner Michael D Higgins has said “it would have been in the public interest” for Dana to have publicised her American citizenship.

Higgins: Dana’s citizenship of interest

Speaking in Cork, the Labour candidate refused to speculate on whether this alleged duplicity could cost the Derry woman votes.

“It is not up to me to speculate. It’s up to the Irish people on the 27th to decide what background the candidates have, what they bring to the contest, what proposals they have for the presidency. It really isn’t very useful if I speculate beyond that. The public are very intelligent. I have great faith in them.

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