The president of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. The president...
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Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of...
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seal (Irish: séala an uachtaráin) is a seal used by the president of Ireland to authenticate his signature on official documents. The Constitution of Ireland...
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list of heads of state of Ireland. The title "King of Ireland" was created by an act of the Irish Parliament in 1541, replacing the Lordship of Ireland, which...
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The President of Ireland's Cup, also known simply as the President's Cup, is an association football super cup featuring clubs from the Republic of Ireland...
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the house of representatives. Following the nomination of the Dáil, the President of Ireland appoints the Taoiseach to their role. The President also appoints...
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use of such harps in its logo since the 1870s. As well as being the arms of Ireland, since 1945 the harp is the arms of each president of Ireland whilst...
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systems of government have existed in Ireland from ancient times. This continued in all of Ireland until 1949, when the Republic of Ireland Act removed...
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The Irish presidential election determines who serves as the President of Ireland, the head of state of Ireland. The last election took place on 26 October...
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Taoiseach (redirect from Head of government of the Republic of Ireland)
(/ˈtiːʃəx/ ) is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The office is appointed by the President of Ireland upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann (the...
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European Union. While the head of state is the popularly elected President of Ireland, it is a largely ceremonial position, with real political power being...
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flag of Ireland (Irish: bratach na hÉireann), frequently referred to in Ireland as 'the tricolour' (an trídhathach) and elsewhere as the Irish tricolour...
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Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. All Defence Forces officers hold their commission from the President, but in practice...
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Michael D. Higgins (redirect from Presidency of Michael D. Higgins)
poet, broadcaster and sociologist who has been serving as the ninth president of Ireland since 2011. Entering national politics through the Labour Party,...
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Amhrán na bhFiann (redirect from National anthem of the Republic of Ireland)
Presidential Salute, played when the President of Ireland arrives at an official engagement, consists of the first four bars of the national anthem immediately...
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Dáil Éireann (redirect from House of Representatives of Ireland)
legislature), which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann. It consists of 160 members, each known as a Teachta Dála...
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Britain and Ireland have been connected politically, reaching a height in 1801 with the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. About...
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Éamon de Valera (redirect from President de Valera)
over as president of the Executive Council from W. T. Cosgrave and later became Taoiseach, with the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937....
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Erskine Hamilton Childers (redirect from President Childers)
was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the fourth president of Ireland from June 1973 to November 1974. He is the only Irish president to have...
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Seanad Éireann (redirect from Senate of the Republic of Ireland)
Irish: [ˈʃan̪ˠəd̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; "Senate of Ireland") is the senate of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland...
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president of Ireland the power to exercise the executive authority of the state in its external relations, on the advice of the Government of Ireland...
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national sovereignty of the Irish people. It guarantees certain fundamental rights, along with a popularly elected non-executive president, a bicameral parliament...
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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (redirect from President Ó Dálaigh)
Fianna Fáil politician, judge and barrister who served as the fifth president of Ireland from December 1974 to October 1976. His birth name was registered...
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Jean Kennedy Smith (category Ambassadors of the United States to Ireland)
sister-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy. As Ambassador to Ireland, Smith was instrumental in the Northern Ireland peace process as President Bill Clinton's...
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The foreign relations of Ireland are substantially influenced by its membership of the European Union, although bilateral relations with the United States...
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Ali Hewson (category Irish Anglicans)
political offices, including President of Ireland; none of these suggestions have come to fruition. Hewson is the co-founder of two ethical businesses, the...
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Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens. Most Irish Americans of the 21st...
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Council of State (Irish: an Chomhairle Stáit) is a body established by the Constitution of Ireland to advise the President of Ireland in the exercise of many...
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Constitution of Ireland, the names of the Irish state are Ireland (English) and Éire (Irish). From 1922 to 1937, its legal names were the Irish Free State...
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The Irish state came into being in 1919 as the 32 county Irish Republic. In 1922, having seceded from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under...
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