US EditionSenan Molony: The great, the good and the grey gather as Catherine Connolly takes oath of office
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Catherine Connolly took office as President of Ireland on Tuesday, with a deeply symbolic and emotional speech, focused on the vindication of Irish as a living language, essential to national identity. “Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam” (“A country without a language is a country without a soul”), she proclaimed in this solemn speech, made mainly in Irish, which left many of her colleagues stunned, who did not hide their grimaces or faces of bewilde…
Micheál Martin’s speech in full as Catherine Connolly becomes president
“I have no doubt that President Connolly will serve our country well. As Taoiseach, I look forward to working with President Connolly I the time ahead, as Ireland continues to play a significant role on the global stage,” Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking in his speech during Catherine Connolly’s inauguration ceremony at Dublin Castle. The Taoiseach also praised previous presidents Michael D Higgins, Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson who were each…
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