Senan Molony: The great, the good and the grey gather as Catherine Connolly takes oath of office

Diplomats, politicians of yore and academics rubbed shoulders at changing of the Galway guard

Catherine Connolly formally becomes President of Ireland

Senan Molony at Dublin Castle

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It was quite brisk at the business end in Dublin Castle. Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell strode forward and applied the presidential oath in Irish, as provided in the Constitution.

Catherine Connolly echoed each phrase in ár dteanga nadúrtha.