# Ep 2 - Brian Lenihan, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, and the two most important powers the President has

An episode of [What Were We Like](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845439909), 14 Oct 2025, 38 min.

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In episode two of What Were We Like?’s special series on the history of the Presidency, Diarmaid and Catriona take a deep dive into the two most critical powers that the President has, and recall the resignation of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh and Brian Lenihan’s infamous “mature recollection” moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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