Donaldson hopes President Higgins will rethink decision to miss NI centenary service

President Michael D Higgins has said he is ‘not in a position to attend’ a church service alongside the Queen to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary.  Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The DUP leader has asked if a decision by President Michael D Higgins to decline an invitation to attend a church service alongside the Queen to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary is a political move.

Jeffrey Donaldson said it was a “retrograde step” in terms of reconciliation and added that he hopes the president will reconsider.