Freedom of Limerick for President

The newly-elected Limerick City and County Council has moved to resolve a bitter, legacy row from the old Limerick City Council into which President Michael D Higgins was drawn.

A move to make President Higgins a Freeman of Limerick, his native city, was scuppered after a falling-out between Fine Gael and Labour.

The new council yesterday decided to bestow the city’s highest honour on the President.