President Michael D Higgins remains at St James’s Hospital in Dublin, where he is receiving antibiotic treatment for a localised infection, reports RTE.
A spokesperson stated that the president’s condition has improved, but he will continue to stay in hospital to complete his antibiotic course, reports RTE.
He added that President Higgins is in good spirits and feeling well.
The president travelled to the hospital by prior arrangement yesterday and stayed overnight.
President Higgins will continue in office until Catherine Connolly’s inauguration at Dublin Castle on 11 November, reports RTE.
Last year, the president spent several days in St James’s Hospital as a precautionary measure to monitor his blood pressure.
At the time, President Higgins expressed gratitude to the public for the “outpouring” of support he had received and offered his “deep appreciation to all those who have sent messages to him, as well as to the medical staff for their continuing care,” reports RTE.
The update follows President Higgins’ message of congratulations to president-elect Catherine Connolly after her election victory.
Ms Connolly secured over 63% of the first-preference votes and was elected on the first count, reports RTE.
President Higgins also noted that Ms Connolly will have the full support of his office as she prepares for her inauguration.
In a statement, he said: “I have this evening spoken by telephone with the president-elect, Catherine Connolly. I congratulated the president-elect on her election as the tenth President of Ireland on what is a momentous day for her and her family,” reports RTE.
“The president-elect will have the full support of this office as she prepares for her inauguration next month,” he added, reports RTE.
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