On Air Now

Kildare Today - Repeat

10:00pm - 11:30pm

  • 045 901490
  • 0833 979797

Now Playing

Poll: Overwhelming Support For President's Decision To Decline Invitation To Centenary Event Marking Partition.

File image: President Michael D. Higgins/RollingNews

He said the church event in Armagh next month had become too politicised.

There's overwhelming public support for the President's decision to turn down an invitation to attend a centenary event marking partition.

A poll by Ireland Thinks in today's Mail on Sunday shows more than four in five people think Michael D. Higgins made the right call.

He previously said the church event in Armagh next month had become too politicised.

The poll also highlighted a rise in support for Fianna Fail to 19 percent, and a slight drop for Sinn Fein and Fine Gael, who're on 29 and 23 percent respectively.

Mail on Sunday executive editor, John Lee, says people were asked whether the President should go to the church service -- and the answer was clear:


It's not too late for the President to reconsider his attendance at an upcoming centenary event in the North.

That's according to the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, who says he's disappointed at Michael D Higgins refusal to attend.

Doug Beattie says the anniversary of partition can be marked without the need for celebration

:

More from National News

Stay tuned to Kfm!

Get the Kfm Apps for you phone, tablet or smart speaker...

Kfm Kildare Weather

  • Thu

    Heavy Rain

    9°C

  • Fri

    Light rain shower

    11°C

  • Sat

    Sunny intervals

    11°C

  • Sun

    Sunny intervals

    12°C

  • Mon

    Sunny intervals

    11°C