Irish presidential elections elect the President of Ireland: the Republic of Ireland's head of state. The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted to the head of state in the countrys...

Overview

The President of Ireland is formally elected by the citizens of Ireland once in every seven years, except in the event of premature vacancy, when an election must be held within sixty days. The President is directly elected by secret ballot under the system of the Alternative Vote. While both Irish and UK citizens resident in the state may vote in elections to Dáil Éireann (the lower house of parliament), only Irish citizens, who must be at least eighteen years of age, may vote in the election of the President. The presidency is open to all citizens of the state who are at least 35. A candidate must, however be nominated by one of the following: When the single transferable vote voting system is applied to a single-winner election it is sometimes called instant-runoff voting (IRV), as it is much like holding a series of runoff elections in which the lowest polling candidate is eliminated in each round until someone receives majority vote. ... Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. ...

• Twenty members of the Oireachtas (national parliament).
• Four local authorities.
• Themselves (in the case of an incumbent or former president).

Where only one candidate is nominated, he or she is deemed elected without the need for a ballot. For this reason, where there is a consensus among political parties, the President may be 'elected' without the occurrence of an actual ballot. No one may serve as President for more than two terms. The Oireachtas is the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland1. ...

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The Irish presidential election in 1938 was the first Irish presidential election, held to fill the new office of President of Ireland. ... Douglas Hyde (Ir: Dubhghlas de hÍde [doog-las de heeja]) (January 17, 1860 - July 12, 1949) was a Gaelic scholar who served as the first President of Ireland (1938-1945). ... Fine Gael (United Ireland) (IPA ) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... The Irish presidential election in 1945 was Éires first contested presidential election. ... Sean Thomas OKelly ( Ir: Seán Tomás Ó Ceallaigh, pronounced Shaun Tho-mass O Kealla) ( August 25, 1882 - November 23, 1966) was the second President of Ireland (1945-1959). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1952, the first held since the creation of the Republic of Ireland in 1949, the outgoing president, Sean T. OKelly decided to seek a second term. ... Sean Thomas OKelly ( Ir: Seán Tomás Ó Ceallaigh, pronounced Shaun Tho-mass O Kealla) ( August 25, 1882 - November 23, 1966) was the second President of Ireland (1945-1959). ... In the Irish presidential election in 1959 Fianna Fáils founder and longterm leader and Taoiseach, Eamon de Valera under party pressure decided to leave active party politics and seek the presidency. ... Eamon de Valera[1] (born Edward George de Valera, Irish name Éamonn de Bhailéara (October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and the Republican opposition in the ensuing Irish... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1966 President de Valera reluctantly agreed under Fianna Fáil party pressure to seek a second term. ... Eamon de Valera[1] (born Edward George de Valera, Irish name Éamonn de Bhailéara (October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and the Republican opposition in the ensuing Irish... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1973 with President de Valera constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Fianna Fáil sought to get former Tánaiste Frank Aiken to run for the presidency. ... Erskine Hamilton Childers (November 11, 1905 - November 17, 1974), the son of Robert Erskine Childers (the author of The Riddle of the Sands), served as the fourth President of Ireland from 1973 until his death in 1974. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... The Irish presidential election in 1974 resulted from the sudden death in office of President Childers. ... Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (12 February 1911 - 21 March 1978) (pronounced karol o dawl-ie. In English his name translated as Carroll ODaly, but he was invariably called by his Irish name in both Irish and English. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Fine Gael (United Ireland) (IPA ) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... The 1976 Irish presidential election was precipitated by the sudden resignation of President Ó Dálaigh in October 1976, following an attack on him by Paddy Donegan, the Irish Minister for Defence in which the Minister called the President a thundering disgrace and implied he was disloyal to the state. ... Patrick John Hillery (born May 2, 1923) was the sixth President of Ireland (1976-1990). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1983 outgoing President Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. ... Patrick John Hillery (born May 2, 1923) was the sixth President of Ireland (1976-1990). ... In the Irish presidential election in 1990 the Irish Labour Party let it be known that it would for the first time run a candidate. ... Brian Lenihan (November 17, 1930 _ November 1, 1995) was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Mary Robinson (born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. ... The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish presidential election in 1997 was due in any case but it was brought forward slightly by the decision of President Robinson to resign slightly earlier to take up her position as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. ... Mary Banotti (born 1939), was an Irish politician. ... Adi Roche ( 1955-present) is a campaigner for peace, humanitarian aid, and education. ... Dana Rosemary Scallon, formerly Dana (born August 30, 1951), is a successful former singer turned Irish politician. ... Mary Patricia McAleese (born 27 June 1951) is the eighth, and current, President of Ireland. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... The date for Irelands presidential election was set for 22 October 2004. ... Mary Patricia McAleese (born 27 June 1951) is the eighth, and current, President of Ireland. ...

Related topics

• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Irish general elections

The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state. ... Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ...

External link

• President of Ireland - official site (http://www.gov.ie/aras/)