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Everyone absolutely adored President Michael D Higgins on The Late Late Show

President Michael D Higgins appeared on The Late Late Show this evening, and absolutely charmed the nation.

The President of Ireland sat down with Ryan Tubridy in the RTÉ studios, to chat about life as the State’s first citizen, his plans for the future, and life when he was “young Michael on the farm”.

Grabbing the audience’s attention with his endearing stories of his past and present, joking about “getting good marks in his leaving” – the 75-year-old hilariously admitted that he, “couldn’t care less about people knowing the details about my life”.

From stories about swapping tailoring skills with Mel Gibson, to speaking about how privileged he feels to be Ireland’s first citizen – Michael D has seriously touched the hearts of the Irish public.

See how Twitter reacted:

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