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*[[Mary Robinson]], seventh President of Ireland.

==Official residence, anthemsalute, style and address==

[[Image:Odalaigh big.jpg|thumb|120px|President [[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh|Ó Dálaigh]] <br><small>5th President of Ireland. The first to resign.</small>]]

*The official residence of the President of Ireland is [[Áras an Uachtaráin]], located in the [[Phoenix Park]] in Dublin. The ninety-two room building formerly served as the 'out of season' residence of the Irish [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland|Lord Lieutenant]] and the residence of two of the three Irish [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State|Governors-General]]: [[Timothy Michael Healy|Tim Healy]] and [[James McNeill]].

*The President is formally [[Style (manner of address)|styled]] as: 'President' or 'Uachtarán', rather than 'Mr/Madam President' or '<i>Uachtarán</i>'. Sometimes people use the version 'Your Excellency' or, its Gaelic equivalent: '<i>A Shoilse</i>' (female: '<i>A Soilse</i>'). The President's style in English is normally ''Her Excellency''.

*The Irish presidential anthemsalute is taken from the Irish National Anthem, [[Amhrán na bhFiann]], and consists of the first two and last two lines of the anthem's tune.

==Presidential declaration==