Higgins left speechless when Pat Kenny asked how he could drive in his BMW to Derry but not to Belfast as it’s the same border – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Higgins left speechless when Pat Kenny asked how he could drive in his BMW to Derry but not to Belfast as it’s the same border




Michael D Higgins was left absolutely speechless last night when confronted by moderator Pat Kenny as to how he was able to drive to Derry but had to fly to Belfast and send his BMW up to meet him when he got there.

Higgins fluffed his answer by saying that it wasn’t safe for him to travel against the border for security reasons.

So, he got his beautiful jet straight up from Dublin to Belfast.

Bragging that he had no problem driving, he said that just two Saturdays ago, he drove from Dublin up to Derry, immediately Pat Kenny jumped in and said “So what’s the difference between going to Derry and Belfast? It’s the same border”.

Higgins looked utterly perplexed and said nothing to which the live audience (and no doubt the hundreds of thousands watching at home) erupted with applause.

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