Mary McAleese
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Mary Patricia McAleese is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. McAleese was first elected as pr
McAleese in 2007
McAleese meets with US President Bill Clinton at Áras an Uachtaráin on 12 December 2000
McAleese meets with President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in 2010
McAleese in discussion with US President Barack Obama at Áras an Uachtaráin on 23 May 2011
President of Ireland
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The president of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. The presidency was established by the Constitution of Ireland in 1937. The first preside
Mary McAleese
…Mary Patricia McAleese (; née Leneghan; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. McAleese was first elected as president in 1997, having received the nomination of Fianna Fáil. She succeeded Mary…
Catherine Connolly and Justin Kelly, March 2026
President Mary Robinson (1990–1997) is credited with "revolutionising" the role of the president
President Mary McAleese greets US President Barack Obama at Áras an Uachtaráin
President Michael D. Higgins with the Chief Justice and Presidents of the Supreme Courts of Ireland