Letter from Sabina Coyne Higgins ending up on President's website a 'worry'

Shane Ross said demands for the president to defend his wife’s position were 'ridiculous'

Robert Troy said the process for how the letter was published on the Áras website should be explained.

It is a “worry” that a letter from Sabina Coyne Higgins, wife of Michael D Higgins, to a newspaper ended up on the official website of the President, a junior minister has said.

Junior Finance Minister Robert Troy said the process for how the letter was published on the Áras website should be explained. However, he accepted the letter had been written with “good intentions”.