President says pain of past must be dealt with
Higgins and wife fly into Heathrow where they are greeted by Irish Ambassador
President Micheal D Higgins and his wife Sabina leaving Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel yesterday for a four-day State visit to Britain. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Ireland and Britain must deal with the pain of the past, but must not be crippled by it, President Michael D Higgins has declared on the eve of his four-day State visit to Britain, the first made by an Irish head of state.
Mr Higgins and his wife Sabina, accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Eamon Gilmore and his wife Carol Hanney, flew into Heathrow yesterday evening, where they were greeted by the Irish Ambassador to Britain Dan Mulhall and his wife Greta.