Difference between revisions of "Mary McAleese"
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| − | '''Mary McAleese''' is the current President of [[Ireland]]. She was born in [[Belfast]]. | + | '''Mary McAleese''' is the current President of the [[Republic of Ireland]]. She was born in [[Belfast]]. McAleese is a qualified [[lawyer]] and worked in the state broadcast company [[RTE]] in the 1980s. She was nominated to run for the presidency by [[Fianna Fail]] in 1997. During the campaign she was criticized heavily by [[Eoghan Harris]] because of her Northern Irish nationalist background. Harris said she would prove to be a "tribal time bomb". |
| − | She won the election and promised to "build bridges" with Northern Irish Unionists. | + | She won the election and promised to "build bridges" with Northern Irish Unionists. Her efforts have been credited with helping to achieve peace in [[Northern Ireland]].{{fact}} |
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| + | As President, she has attracted some controversy with a speech she made comparing Protestants in Northern Ireland with [[Nazi]]s, for which she later apologized. | ||
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Revision as of 18:17, November 24, 2007
Mary McAleese is the current President of the Republic of Ireland. She was born in Belfast. McAleese is a qualified lawyer and worked in the state broadcast company RTE in the 1980s. She was nominated to run for the presidency by Fianna Fail in 1997. During the campaign she was criticized heavily by Eoghan Harris because of her Northern Irish nationalist background. Harris said she would prove to be a "tribal time bomb".
She won the election and promised to "build bridges" with Northern Irish Unionists. Her efforts have been credited with helping to achieve peace in Northern Ireland.[Citation Needed]
As President, she has attracted some controversy with a speech she made comparing Protestants in Northern Ireland with Nazis, for which she later apologized.