""President Micheal D. Higgins has this afternoon returned to Áras an Uachtaráin following a brief treatment for an infection. "President Higgins travelled to St James Hospital by arrangement on Sunday in order to have the localised infection examined. The President subsequently received a course of antibiotics which have successfully treated the issue. "President Higgins would like to express his thanks to the medical staff who treated him, and to all those members of the public who sent their best wishes to him over the course of his brief stay in hospital.""
"Doctors on Monday said they noticed a "significant improvement" in his condition and the President was said to be in "good spirits" as he was kept in hospital for a second night. It is understood there are no significant concerns about the infection he developed. The 84-year-old's second and final term is due to end on November 10, when President-elect Catherine Connolly will be sworn in as country's tenth president."
The 84-year-old President was admitted to St James's Hospital after developing a localized infection and received a course of antibiotics. Doctors reported a significant improvement and described him as in good spirits; there are no significant concerns about the infection. The President returned to Áras an Uachtaráin after the brief treatment and continued official duties, signing the Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill into law. His second and final term is due to end in early November ahead of President-elect Catherine Connolly's swearing-in. The President has had prior health issues, including a stroke last year and ongoing balance problems.
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