President Mary Mcaleese of Ireland

McAleese was born Mary Patricia Leneghan (Irish: Máire Pádraigín Ní Lionnacháin) in Ardoyne, Belfast where she grew up.

The first individual born in Northern Ireland to become President of Ireland, President McAleese is a regular visitor to Northern Ireland, where she has been on the whole warmly welcomed by both communities, confounding the critics who had believed she would be a divisive figure.

President Mary McAleese is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

McAleese was born Mary Patricia Leneghan (Irish: Máire Páidrigín Ní Lionnacháin) on 27 June 1951 in Ardoyne, Belfast where she grew up.

to Northern Ireland, where she has been on the whole warmly welcomed by both communities, confounding the critics who had believed she would be a divisive figure.

Mary McAleese On 11th November, 1997, Mary McAleese was inaugurated as the eighth President of Ireland.

Martin McAleese met Glentoran Striker Gary Hamilton at the Oval, Glentoran Football Club as the President of Ireland visits Northern Ireland.

Martin McAleese met with Jim Rodgers at the Oval, Glentoran Football Club as the President of Ireland visits Northern Ireland.

Martin McAleese met pupils from St.

All kidding aside, President McAleese was warmly received by the audience at cozy USF.

In 2004, McAleese was re-elected to a second, seven-year term as president of Ireland.

Mary Patricia McAleese is the eighth President of the Republic of Ireland.

1997Mary McAleese is elected the 8th President of Ireland.

McAleese was born in BelfastBelfast OverviewBelfast is a city in the United Kingdom and the capital of Northern Ireland.

BackgroundMcAleese was born Mary Patricia Leneghan in ArdoyneArdoyne OverviewArdoyne is a predominantly Irish nationalist and Catholic district in North Belfast, Northern Ireland, made famous by the di.

McAleese was a member of the Catholic Church Episcopal Delegation to the New Ireland Forum in 1984 and a member of the Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope, the Bishop of Ro.

Prior to becoming president in 1997 McAleese had also held the following positions:Director of Channel 4 TelevisionChannel 4 Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom.

McAleese is the first Irish president to hail from Northern Ireland, the portion of the island under British control.

McAleese is a Roman Catholic who supports the unification of the north with the rest of Ireland, though she renounces violence as a way to achieve that aim.

Voters cast ballots Thursday, and when the first round of counting was finished Friday, McAleese had 45.

After the second count, McAleese had 58.

When the time came for her first term to end in 2004, McAleese found herself running for re-election uncontested, and was duly re-inauguarated later that year.

McAleese is a qualified lawyer and worked in the state broadcast company RTE in the 1980s.

Mary McAleese is giving some key messages which Ireland needs to hear, writes Noel Whelan   BARACK OBAMA'S oratory is likely to be one of the sounds of 2009.

Despite all that, McAleese has won kudos for her stated efforts at "building bridges.

First elected president in 1997, McAleese was re-elected, without contest, to another seven-year term in 2004.

Mary McAleese was born Mary Leneghan on 27 June, 1951.

political growth over the last decade.

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In 1987, Mary McAleese was appointed Director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies which trains barristers and solicitors for the legal profession in Northern Ireland.

In safe hands Mary's pitch-perfect welcomeIndependent, Ireland 1/14/2009 12:26:18 AMPresident Mary McAleese had a busy day yesterday as she entertained guests from the worlds of sport and diplomacy.

Mary McAleese is the President of Ireland.

On 11th November, 1997, Mary McAleese was inaugurated as the eighth President of Ireland.

Mary McAleese was re-elected on Friday 1st October 2004 being the only validly-nominated candidate.

President McAleese is an experienced broadcaster, having worked as a current affairs journalist and presenter in radio and television with Radio Telefs ireann.

Meet Her Excellency Mary McAleese, the eight and current President of Ireland.

Remarkable that a woman born in Northern Ireland could become president of Ireland.

President McAleese has attended a reception in Dublin Castle hosted by the Government to mark the beginning of her second term of office.

Former law professor Mary McAleese is the first woman to succeed another as president, and is Ireland's current head of state.

Mary McAleese is the first Irish president to come from Northern Ireland.

McAleese was born in Belfast in Northern Ireland and prior to becoming president she was a barrister, journalist and academic.

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree conferred by Rev.

President Mary McAleese is due to pay an official visit to the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain next month.

President Mary McAleese had a busy day yesterday as she entertained guests from the worlds of sport and diplomacy.

PRESIDENT McAleese has again been upsetting Irish people outside her tribe.

London - Irish President Mary McAleese was jeered and barracked by Protestant demonstrators during a visit to a primary school in Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

McAleese was born Mary Patricia Leneghan (Irish: M�ire P�idrig�n N� Lionnach�in) on 27th June, 1951 in Belfast where she grew up during the Troubles.

McAleese was a member of the Catholic Church Episcopal Delegation to the New Ireland Forum in 1984 and a member of the Catholic Church delegation to the North Commission on Contentious Parades in 1996.

McAleese has said that the theme of her presidency is "building bridges.

The first individual born in the six counties to become President of Ireland, President McAleese is a regular visitor to Northern Ireland, where she has been warmly welcomed by both communities, confounding the critics who had believed she would be a divisive figure.