Mary McAleese

Áras to host Commins reception

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

President Mary McAleese will host a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin today to mark the safe return to Ireland of Irish aid worker Sharon Commins.

President praises validity of work by undergraduates

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

TRINITY COLLEGE Dublin and UCD together accounted for more than half the winners in the inaugural Undergraduate Awards of Ireland, presented yesterday by President Mary McAleese.

Ireland completes EU reform treaty ratification process

JURIST (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009

[JURIST] Irish President Mary McAleese on Thursday signed the European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon, completing the country's ratification process. Ireland has become the 26th nation to ratify the treaty, leaving the Czech Republic as the only one of the 27 member nations that has not yet done so. Irish voters approved the treaty in a second referendum vote held earlier this...

Irish President signs EU reform treaty

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009

Dublin - Irish President Mary McAleese has signed the European Union Reform Treaty, leaving the Czech Republic the last of the 27 EU states still to sign, her office confirmed Friday. McAleese formally ratified a bill reconciling the Lisbon Treaty wi...

• President will sign Lisbon Treaty legal documents on return to Ireland - The Irish Times
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2009-10-19 PICTURE CALL An Enemy of the People

fotoLibra Newsfeed (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

Hi Members, GLOBAL BEGINNER TEXTBOOKS (An Enemy of the People) Minimum pixel dimensions: 3000 x 2000 Portrait or landscape; colour Deadline: Monday 19th October 2009; 12:00 GMT To submit images to Picture Calls in fotoLibra, simply click on the Picture Call megaphone icon below a thumbnail in your Collections, and select the relevant An Enemy of the People picture call from the drop-down menu which...

Bulgaria President Praises Irish Counterpart over Lisbon Treaty Vote

Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009

Bulgaria’s President, Georgi Parvanov, has congratulated his Irish counterpart, President Mary McAleese, on the affirmative vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum. Parvanov praises McAleese for her personal commitment and contribution to persuading the Irish voters to support the Treaty. He has also declared that the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty would help countries like Bulgaria and...

Sinn Féin call for NAMA Referendum

Balrog (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009

Sinn Féin has called for all-party support with regards to a referendum on controversial NAMA legislation. Arthur Morgan, Sinn Féin's Finance spokesman, called for politicians to sign a petition for President Mary McAleese demanding a popular vote. Arthur said the proposed toxic assets agency was too important not to be put to the people. “The consequences of NAMA are so serious...

McAleese leads Irish tributes to Kennedy

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009

President Mary McAleese has led Irish tributes to Ted Kennedy who died this morning at the age of 77.

North making progress despite 'heartache', says President

SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009

GERRY MORIARTY, Northern Editor Irish Times Wednesday, 5 August 2009 NORTHERN IRELAND has undergone a remarkable and positive transformation although the peace remains far from perfect, President Mary McAleese told an audience at the West Belfast Festival last night. Mrs McAleese, who delivered the annual Paddy McGrory memorial lecture, referred to the dissident republican murders of two British soldiers...

McAleese hails peace progress

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009

Ireland’s “twisted knots of history” created division and violence, but are being dismantled by the peace process, President Mary McAleese said today.

First RP envoy to Ireland presents credentials

Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009

MANILA, July 18 (PNA)—Ambassador Ariel Y. Abadilla has presented his credential to Irish President Mary McAleese at the Presidential Residence in the Irish capital of Dublin, making him the first envoy to Ireland and officially marking the establishment of the Philippine embassy in Dublin, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

Libel and blasphemy bill passed by the Dail (Ireland)

My Gospel Workers Blog (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009

By ine Kerr Political Correspondent Thursday July 09 2009 MAJOR new legislation reforming the State's libel laws and enabling judges to advise juries on the size of damages was passed in the Dáil yesterday. The Defamation Bill, which also introduces a new crime of blasphemous libel, will come into operation after it is passed by the Seanad later this week and signed into law by President Mary...

McAleese urges vigilance to eradicate domestic abuse

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009

PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has called on the Irish people to be “nosy neighbours” so as to ensure an end to domestic abuse of the old, the young, women and men.

Juries can't be trusted in gangland trials – judge

Sunday Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009

Former High Court judge Feargus Flood has publicly backed the government's controversial new crime bill and said he had presided over gangland trials where he felt juries had returned the wrong verdict. In the most outspoken contribution on the bill by a sitting or former judge, Flood said justice minister Dermot Ahern's plans to send gangland trials to the non-jury Special Criminal Court were necessary...

Dominican Republic, Ireland establish diplomatic ties

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009

DUBLIN. - Dominican Republic continues to expand its diplomatic relations with the appointment of its first ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Aníbal de Castro, who presented his credentials before Ireland president Mary McAleese