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The presidential inauguration needs an overhaul

The presidential inauguration needs an overhaul

Update: 2025-11-12
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Catherine Connolly’s first speech as president was careful, critical, calm, with just a few pointed lines that hinted at how she’ll approach the role. But for such a major democratic moment, it felt stilted and oddly empty.


Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy examine why the inauguration itself felt so disconnected from the public, in contrast with Connolly's people-first outlook.


Also: Fianna Fáil eagerly await Micheál Martin's promised review of the election campaign.


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The presidential inauguration needs an overhaul

The presidential inauguration needs an overhaul