President Michael D Higgins

President Michael D Higgins

Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter

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The DUP has rejected a council thank you letter to the President of Ireland with one councillor calling him a “nasty, condescending little man.”

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council agreed by majority vote this week to write to Michael D Higgins as he retires after 14 years as Irish head of state.