Politics
Former Irish ambassador to UK criticises President over ‘regrettable’ remarks about security forum chair
Speaking to the Business Post, Michael D Higgins said Louise Richardson was a “person with a very large DBE – Dame of the British Empire”and that there were “a few candidates [he] could have come up with [himself]”
Daniel Mulhall, the former Irish ambassador to the UK, has described President Michael D. Higgins criticism of Louise Richardson, the chair of the government’s upcoming Consultative Forum on International Security Policy, as “regrettable.”
In an exclusive interview with the Business Post, President Higgins said Richardson was a “person with a very large DBE – Dame of the British Empire...I think it’s grand, but, you know, I think that there were a few candidates I could ...
