THE REPUBLICAN National Convention is preparing to enter its third day, and many guest speakers have already had their say.
Last night's highlights included a rare speech from First Lady Melania Trump, who offered her condolences and support to the more than 177,000 people in the US who had lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic.
On the opening night, Irish-American woman Kimberly Guilfoyle's rousing, ultra-passionate and at times extremely loud speech ended up going viral.
Also on the opening night, however, was another moment by a prominent Irish-American: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
The Catholic leader opened the convention with a prayer urging unity and protection for the weak, and for support for those suffering from coronavirus and the frontline workers who care for them.
Cardinal Dolan began the prayer by saying: "Let us pray. And pray we must, as grateful citizens of a country we boldly claim to be one nation under God."
"Pray we must, praising the Lord for a country where freedom of religion is so cherished.
"Where both Republicans and Democrats begin their conventions, heads bowed in prayer.
"Pray we must, conscious of those suffering from Covid, and those wearied front-liners who care for them and all of us. Pray we must that all lives may be protected and respected, in our troubled cities and the police who guard them.
"In tense world situations where our men and women in uniform keep the peace.
"For the innocent life of the baby in the womb. For our elders in nursing care and hospice. For our immigrants and refugees.
"For those lives threatened by religious persecution throughout the world, or by plague, hunger, drugs, human trafficking or war.
"Pray we must in Thanksgiving, in Thanksgiving, dear God, for democracy.
"As we ask your hand, Almighty Father, upon this convention and the nominees of both parties, and his wisdom upon an electorate so eager to perform its duty of faithful citizenship
"Pray we do, for we dare claim.
"In God we trust."
The US Presidential Election is set to take place on Tuesday, 3 November.
