Giddy up! Michael D welcomes two Connemara ponies to the Áras

President Michael Higgins with Sr. Jeanne, Kylemore Abbey with newly arrived pony Snowy and her foal Aimhirgin. Picture: Tony Maxwell

Áras an Uachtaráin has welcomed a couple of new four-legged friends for the summer.

Connemara pony Gray Lass and her foal arrived from Kylemore Abbey today and are looking forward to four months of grazing the grounds of the Áras as part of a biodiversity programme.