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.
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.