Higgins to stay in hospital for the weekend..
Doctors will monitor President’s blood pressure
MICHAEL D Higgins will remain in a Dublin hospital for the weekend to allow doctors to continue monitoring his blood pressure.
President Higgins, 82, was brought there from Aras an Uachtarain for “precautionary tests” on Thursday evening after complaining of feeling unwell.
He stayed overnight on Thursday and is now remaining there for the weekend.
The results of tests conducted in St James’s Hospital were described as “positive”.
It is expected President Higgins will return to Aras an Uachtarain early next week.
It is understood this is a precautionary measure.
A statement said: “President Michael D Higgins has thanked the public for the outpouring of wellwishes which he has received since his admission to St James’s Hospital yesterday evening and would like to express his deep appreciation to all those who have sent messages to him, as well as to the medical staff for their continuing care.
“Following tests which were carried out after his admission, the President will remain in hospital over the weekend in order to monitor his blood-pressure.
“It is anticipated that the President
will return to Aras an Uachtarain early next week.” The Irish Mirror understands President Higgins is in “good form”.
President Higgins was initially assessed at Aras an Uachtarain on Thursday where no “immediate concerns were identified”.
A statement said on Thursday night: “A decision was made to proceed to hospital in order to undergo tests, the initial results of which have been positive.”
President Higgins attended several public events this week, including the RTE Folk Awards on Tuesday evening and the Dublin Film Festival on Wednesday evening.
Last weekend, he greeted the teams at the Ireland vs Wales rugby match in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.
He also received Peter Pellegrini, Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, and Bui Thanh Son, Vietnam’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday.
Decision made to proceed to hospital to undergo tests STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S HEALTH