Michael D’s U-turnIn 2011, Michael D Higgins pledged he would serve only one term. Lear JetThis was potentially a hugely embarrassing issue for Michael D Higgins. Ní Riada might have struck a chord for moderate non-Sinn Féin voters, but she struck a raw nerve with some colleagues. HPV vaccineThis was another issue Ní Riada found impossible to escape. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, Ní Riada said the comments were “naive” and should not have been made and she fully supports the vaccine.

Source: The Irish Times October 27, 2018 09:41 UTC