Going public

SO Ireland has a new head of state.

Michael Daniel Higgins will today move into Áras an Uachtarain and judging by the million-plus votes he received in the election, most people feel he deserves it.

Having represented Galway West as a TD for 30 years, Michael D is no stranger to the political stage and as Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht he had an important role in the ‘rainbow coalition’.