He and the President had shared a few words, even if Franklin had no clue what all the fuss was about. The chaos of the occasion was absorbing as the incumbent made his way slowly down Dublin’s most famous shopping street. Mad when the second person you talk to after getting off the plane is the President of Ireland! The assembled media were also keen to ask the President a few questions, as such interactions are severely limited in normal circumstances. He said it would now be unlikely that such a statement would appear before the end of the campaign.

Source: Irish Examiner October 03, 2018 03:40 UTC