Exactly 100 days ago, Catherine Connolly stood in the historic surrounds of St Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle as she outlined her plans as Uachtaráin na hÉireann alongside former presidents, current and former taoisigh and other representatives of wider Irish society.
The 10th President of Ireland had comfortably won the race to replace Michael D Higgins in a landslide victory against Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys and the still-officially-on-the-ballot Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin, gaining 63% of first preference votes.
And in her inauguration speech, she was quick to explain what she intended to do with what she insisted was a powerful mandate she…