The famous Irish welcome on a really busy day down south

Officials went beyond call of duty to give us wonderful tour of the Aras, in itself a window into Ireland’s fascinating past

Ivan in the president's chair

Ivan Little

I didn’t know my Aras from my elbow before I arrived at Irish President Michael D Higgins’ home in Dublin last week.

Just a few hours before Simon Harris received his seal of office as the new taoiseach at Aras an Uachtarain, a very different incumbent was keeping his chair for him: me.