Castle guests reflect intent.Mary Mcaleese will keep her promise to be a unifying President at her inauguration. Her vow to build bridges between the have and have-nots will be witnessed by deputies, judges, churchmen, diplomats and army top brass rubbing brass rubbing Noun an impression of an engraved brass tablet made by rubbing a paper placed over it with heelball or chalk shoulders at Dublin Castle with 24 specially-invited "ordinary" citizens, including the out-of-work, refugees and travellers. Her pledge to heal the rifts between north and south will be symbolised by the presence of Sinn Fein Sinn Fein n. An Irish political and cultural society founded about 1905 to promote political and economic independence from England, unification of Ireland, and a renewal of Irish culture. President Gerry Adams Gerard Adams MP (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh[1]; born 6 October, 1948) is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. and the Ulster Unionist Harvey Bicker bick·er intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers 1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue. 2. . They will be joined by the Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam among the 700 guests. The new president's mission to unite extremes will be heralded by piper Liam O'Flynn with a special new piece called An Droichead, The Bridge. Ms McAleese will then shake hands with the Double Dozen who also include athletes, musicians and farmers. The emphasis is on informality. She has tried to do away with some of the pomp POMP n. A drug used in cancer chemotherapy and composed of purinethol (6-mercaptopurine), Oncovin (vincristine sulfate), methotrexate, and prednisone. and ceremony by banning formal top-hats and tails. A special guard of honour A ceremonial Guard of honour is a military practice to honour the fallen in war and a ceremony for public figures who have died. It is also a practice in sport. made up of 800 school kids from all 32 counties in Ireland The counties in Ireland are:
And 84 teenagers from the north, pals of the President's children from St Louis Grammar School in Kilkeel, Co Down, have the best seats for a ceremony attended by world leaders and heads of state. The youngsters share classes with Emma McAleese, 15, and twins Justin and Sara Mai, 12, and have got the day off. Sean Rogers, the deputy head said: "The McAleese children, like their mum, are very popular. It's great for the kids to see history in the making." Proceedings start at 11.45am when Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and partner Celia Larkin arrive. Mary and husband Martin will arrive in the State Apartments seven minutes later to be met by Tanaiste Mary Harney. Soon after noon the president-elect will sign her declaration of office and step into Mary Robinson's shoes and become the eighth President of the Republic. |
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