The President still has a number of jobs to do, but after he leaves the Áras he is looking forward to spending time with his grandchildren

President Michael D Higgins speaking during his final afternoon tea event before he leaves Áras an Uachtaráin. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

President Michael D Higgins speaking during his final afternoon tea event before he leaves Áras an Uachtaráin. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina won’t be under pressure to have their last bags packed today for the journey home to Galway from the Phoenix Park.

The 84-year-old current first citizen still has a couple of weeks’ work to do, as he remains in office until midnight before his successor’s inauguration ceremony on November 11.