President Michael D Higgins to make official visit to Cuba

President Michael D Higgins is to make an historic visit to Cuba next month.

He will become the first serving president of Ireland to make an official visit next month, as part of a trip to Latin America.

He confirmed yesterday he has accepted invitations from the heads of state of Cuba, Colombia, and Peru, as he opened an exhibition in University College Cork on the role of leading Irish figures in the development of Latin America.