Live: Catherine Connolly set to be inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president
- Catherine Connolly will officially become Ireland's 10th President
- Former president Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina, Ms Connolly’s family, members of the government, the judiciary, religious leaders, former taoisigh and presidents are set to attend.
- Ms Connolly has pledged to focus on peace, neutrality and climate change during her term.
- At 12.40pm, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell will read the presidential declaration in Irish.
- This will be repeated aloud by Ms Connolly who will then sign the declaration and become President of Ireland.
11.15am Left-wing leaders who backed Catherine Connolly's campaign are seated in the front row - Holly Cairns, Ivana Bacik, Roderic O’Gorman and Mary Lou McDonald.
Michael D Higgins has arrived at Dublin Castle alongside his wife Sabina for the inauguration of successor Catherine Connolly.
Former taoisigh Bertie Ahern and Leo Varadkar walked in together.
Former President Mary McAleese has arrived at Dublin Castle for the inauguration of Catherine Connolly.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald arrived with the party’s vice-president Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill.
A number of TDs and senators are also in attendance.
Guests have begun arriving at Dublin Castle for the inauguration of Catherine Connolly as Ireland’s 10th president.
Among the first to arrive was Kara Owen, the British ambassador to Ireland.
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president on Tuesday at a ceremony at Dublin Castle.
The Independent TD from Galway, who is a former psychologist and barrister, has pledged to be an “inclusive” president.
In her victory speech after her landslide win, she said she would be a president who “listens and reflects and who speaks when it’s necessary”, and who will emphasise peace, neutrality and climate change during her term.
She takes over from Michael D Higgins, a popular president and poet, who is seen to have expanded the role to become more political – a feature Ms Connolly has said she will build on.
Mr Higgins, who will also attend the inauguration, ended his 14-year-term in office at midnight.
He and his wife Sabina were cheered outside the gates of Aras an Uachtarain by a runners group made up of Irish citizens, migrants and refugees.