Michael D Higgins will follow in the footsteps of Bill Clinton and JFK today when he's awarded the freedom of Limerick.
A public ceremony is due to be held at the Milk Market this lunchtime.
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In 2012, President Higgins was awarded a civic reception by Clare County Council while the following year he was also honoured as a freeman of Ennis.
He was born in Limerick in 1941, and spent much of his childhood in Ballycar near Newmarket on Fergus.
