President Michael D Higgins taken to hospital after feeling unwell

President Michael D Higgins taken to hospital after feeling unwell.placeholder image
President Michael D Higgins taken to hospital after feeling unwell.

Medical team attended the Aras an Uachtarain to assess the 82-year-old.

President Michael D Higgins has been taken to a hospital in Dublin after feeling unwell earlier on Thursday.

A medical team attended the Aras an Uachtarain to assess the 82-year-old.

The PA news agency understands that initial tests did not show anything wrong with the president, but he was taken to hospital as a precaution following medical advice.placeholder image
The PA news agency understands that initial tests did not show anything wrong with the president, but he was taken to hospital as a precaution following medical advice.

Aras an Uachtarain is expected to issue a statement later to confirm the president’s condition.

A source confirmed that he was taken to a hospital but that it was as a precaution following advice from the paramedics who assessed him at his official residence in the Phoenix Park.

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