President Michael D Higgins confirms he had a 'mild stroke'

A statement at that time released by the President’s office described his health issue as a “mild transient episode”.

He was taken to hospital on February 29th and stayed there for seven nights.

Mr Higgins has now said he has been left with some mobility issues after the “form of mild stroke”.

"It didn’t affect any of my cognitive abilities,” he told the Irish Times.

"It affected simply my motor side, which was on the left hand side," President Higgins confirmed.

President Higgins was in Manchester to receive an honorary doctorate, earlier this week.