UN is 'losing credibility', President Higgins tells Ploughing Championships 

While he criticised the organisation at present, he said it would be saved by countries like Ireland, who have 'no other aim or ambition other than to have a safe, sustainable, peaceful world'

President Michael D Higgins meets competitors at the horse section of  the National Ploughing Championships. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

President Michael D Higgins has criticised the United Nations, saying  it is “falling” and “losing credibility”.

In his speech opening the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, President Higgins was critical of the UN, saying it has been unable to prevent war or famine in countries across the world.