Joe Biden has insisted “there’s always light” ahead of his inauguration as the 46th US President later.
He quoted Irish poet James Joyce and became emotional as he left Delaware, admitting these are “dark times”.
There’s a huge security presence in Washington DC for the scaled back swearing in ceremony, after rioters stormed the Capitol earlier this month.
In a farewell speech, Donald Trump condemned the violence, and also praised his supporters for standing up for America.
Meanwhile, there will be a Clare flair to today’s proceedings in Washington D.C.
When leading Irish concert violinist Patricia Treacy plays live during the inaugural mass President-Elect Biden, one of the tracks she will perform will be The Proclamation, which was composed by Patrick Cassidy.
Patrick grew up in Shannon and attended both St. Patrick’s Comprehensive and CBS Ennis, and the piece was originally composed for a three-part TV documentary, ‘1916 The Irish Rebellion.’
This is not the first time that Patrick’s music has been performed at a presidential inauguration as another one of his works was performed by the Irish Army Band at the inauguration of President Higgins in 2011.
