commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice, and the Irish Government issued a statement that the Irish visit will probably follow this. Various political parties announced their intention to protest against the visit, while the Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that facilitation of the visit was not an Irish endorsement of Trump's politics. The White House cancelled the visit on 11 September (q.v.). September 3 September Drew Harris was sworn in as Garda Commissioner at a ceremony at Kevin Street Garda Station in the early hours of the morning. Gavin Duffy and Joan Freeman received endorsements from two separate county councils for nominations to run as candidates in the Presidential Election. 6 September The inquest into the death of Dolores O'Riordan found that the singer-songwriter died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication. Searches were carried out in at least five counties in the east of the country by Gardaí investigating a multimillion-euro fraud network. 10 September – Sean Gallagher and Joan Freeman secured nominations to contest the Presidential Election after receiving the support of four separate local authorities. 11 September Minister for Health Simon Harris said he still plans to set up a Commission of Investigation into the CervicalCheck crisis, despite the author of the review into the controversy saying he did not think one was needed. Donald Trump cancelled his visit to Ireland, planned for November, which he announced just 11 days ago. Both the announcement of the visit and its cancellation took the Irish government by considerable surprise. Six people were arrested on North Frederick Street in Dublin in connection with the occupation of a house by a group of activists protesting over the housing crisis. 12 September The Scally Report confirmed there was "a deficit of clear governance and reporting lines" between CervicalCheck, the National Screening Service and HSE management. 1,000 protesters demonstrating over the eviction of people from a repossessed building blocked the junction between Dublin's Parnell Street and O'Connell Street. The Cabinet approved the nomination of Edward F. Crawford as the new US ambassador to Ireland. 13 September – Mary Lou McDonald apologised to alleged sex abuse victim Máiría Cahill after a report found her case was failed by a disjointed police investigation. 14 September – Businessman Gavin Duffy secured a nomination to contest the Presidential Election after receiving the support of four local authorities. 16 September – Liadh Ní Riada