[Sabina Higgins and President Michael D Higgins]
Áras an Uachtaráin has confirmed that Sabina Higgins, wife of President Michael D Higgins, visited Aosdána member and peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy in Limerick Prison at the weekend.
Ms Higgins’s visit was undertaken in a private capacity, a spokesman said. The visit took place less than a week after Ms D’Arcy, who is 79 and undergoing treatment for cancer, was jailed for refusing to sign a bond to uphold the law and keep away from unauthorised zones at Shannon airport.
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Both women have been friends in Galway for many years, and President Higgins spoke at the funeral of D’Arcy’s husband, playwright John Arden.
Meanwhile, over on the the Galway Alliance Against War Facebook page:
President’s wife visits activist Margaretta D’Arcy in prison (Irish Times)
Previously: Meanwhile, At The Department of Justice
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