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The new chair seats an elected head of state, with no title of nobility. The #ConstitutionOfIreland bans such pretentions.
President Higgins was inaugurated twice in this new chair, in 2011 amd 2018. Today, it was used by President #CatherineConnolly.
The old royal relic has recently been carefully restored, but without its crown. It is now a museum piece, as all royalty should be.
Photos from the #DublinCastle Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BwJUxyEbi/ & https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19qTWJWdZW/