Áras an Uachtaráin, formerly the Viceregal Lodge, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Ireland. It is located off Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. The building design was credited to amateur architect Nathaniel Clements but more likely guided by professionals and completed around 1751 to 1757.
North rear facade
President McAleese greets US President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Áras an Uachtaráin on 23 May 2011.
The main gate to Áras an Uachtaráin is located adjacent to the Phoenix Monument, at the centre of the park
Garden party held at the Viceregal Lodge for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, Dublin 1897.
The president of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces.
President of Ireland
Áras an Uachtaráin is the official residence of the president.
The Inauguration of Seán T. O'Kelly in 1945. The 2nd Cavalry Squadron of the Blue Hussars escort the president, who travelled in the late Queen Alexandra's landau. The Landau and the Hussars were later scrapped.
The president's wreath (in green) laid at Ireland's Remembrance Day ceremonies in St. Patrick's Cathedral in 2005. Presidents have attended the ceremony since the 1990s.