Michael D. Higgins is the current president of Ireland and succeeded Mary McAleese on the 11th of November 2011.
Mary McAleese stopped being President of Ireland on November, 11, 2011 and was succeeded by Michael. D. Higgins.
No. Mary McAleese was Ireland's president from 1997 to 2011. The president of Ireland is the head of state, but not the head of government. So Mary McAleese was not the government of Ireland. Since November 2011, Michael D. Higgins has been the president of Ireland. The head of a government in Ireland is known as a Taoiseach. Currently, in November 2012, the Taoiseach is Enda Kenny.
Mary McAleese.
Mary McAleese was elected President of Ireland on 30th October 1997 gaining 45% of the vote. After her first term, McAleese was returned unopposed for a second term.
On the 20th of January 2011, Mary McAleese was the President of Ireland.
Mary McAleese is no longer the president of Ireland. She was succeeded by Michael D. Higgins in November 2011, and he now lives in Áras an Úachtaráin, which is the official residence of an Irish president. Mary McAleese has returned to being a private citizen.
Mary McAleese was born in the Ardoyne district of Belfast, Northern Ireland,
Mary McAleese, president of Ireland, has three children. She has a son and two daughters. One of the daughters and the son are twins.
The current president of Ireland is Michael D. Higgins. Before him were Mary McAleese, Mary Robinson, Patrick Hillery and Erskine Childers.
Dublin itself does not have a President. Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and the current president of the country is Mary McAleese.
From 1997 to 2011, Mary McAleese was the president of Ireland. For that period she was an important person. She has now returned to being an ordinary citizen of Ireland.
Ireland has never had a president - since it's always been ruled by a monarchy. The Republic of Ireland has never had a black president, the current president (2011) is Mary McAleese.