President of Ireland

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head of state political office public office

The President of Ireland is the directly elected, largely ceremonial head of state of Ireland, with important constitutional and representative duties.

Aliases (1)

Uachtarán na hÉireann ×2

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state → political office → public office →
advisedBy	Council of State (Ireland) →
alsoKnownAs	Uachtarán na hÉireann →
appointedBy	direct popular vote →
ceremonialRole	hosts visiting heads of state → represents Ireland abroad →
commanderInChiefOf	Defence Forces of Ireland →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of Ireland →
constitutionalArticles	Articles 12–14 of the Constitution of Ireland →
country	Ireland →
currentOfficeHolder	Michael D. Higgins →
currentOfficeHolderAssumedOffice	11 November 2011 →
electionType	direct election →
eligibilityRequirement	must be an Irish citizen → must be at least 35 years old →
firstHolder	Douglas Hyde →
flag	Presidential Standard of Ireland →
formationDate	25 June 1938 →
governmentTypeContext	parliamentary republic →
headOfStateOf	Ireland →
insignia	Seal of the President of Ireland →
nominator	county councils → members of the Oireachtas →
oathRequired	yes →
oathSwornBefore	Chief Justice of Ireland → members of the Oireachtas →
officeHolderTitleInEnglish	President of Ireland →
officeHolderTitleInIrish	Uachtarán na hÉireann →
officeLocation	Dublin →
officialLanguageOfTitle	English → Irish →
power	appoints members of the Government on advice of the Taoiseach → appoints the Taoiseach on nomination by Dáil Éireann → issues proclamations and orders → may convene a meeting of either or both Houses of the Oireachtas → may dissolve Dáil Éireann on advice of the Taoiseach → may refer bills to the Supreme Court for constitutional review → may refuse a dissolution of Dáil Éireann in certain circumstances → signs bills into law →
predecessorOffice	Governor-General of the Irish Free State →
reElectionFact	Michael D. Higgins was re-elected in 2018 →
residence	Áras an Uachtaráin →
residenceLocation	Phoenix Park, Dublin →
role	guardian of the Constitution of Ireland → largely ceremonial head of state → representative of the Irish state →
salaryDeterminedBy	Oireachtas →
standard	Presidential Standard of Ireland →
style	Her Excellency → His Excellency → Your Excellency →
termLength	7 years →
termRenewable	once consecutively →
votingSystem	instant-runoff voting → single transferable vote →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dáil Éireann → Oireachtas →	canBeDissolvedBy
Mary Robinson → Éamon de Valera →	positionHeld
President of Ireland ("Uachtarán na hÉireann") →	alsoKnownAs
Government of Ireland →	appointedBy
Oireachtas →	hasComponent
Government of Ireland →	headOfState
Oireachtas →	headOfStateRole
Frank Aiken →	officeContested
President of Ireland →	officeHolderTitleInEnglish
President of Ireland ("Uachtarán na hÉireann") →	officeHolderTitleInIrish