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President of Ireland

The President of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute discretion. The President's official residence is Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin...

Timeline of Events

1938

6.25.1938

Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.

1990

11.7.1990

Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.

11.9.1990

Mary Robinson is elected Ireland's first female President and the first from the Labour Party.

2004

5.1.2004

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.