Editing President of Ireland (section)

==Inauguration==
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The inauguration ceremony takes place on the day following the expiry of the term of office of the preceding president.<ref>Irish Constitution, Article 12.7</ref> No location is specified in the constitution, but all inaugurations have taken place in [[Dublin Castle#State Apartments|Saint Patrick's Hall]] in the State Apartments in [[Dublin Castle]]. The ceremony is transmitted live by national broadcaster [[RTÉ]] on its principal television and radio channels, typically from around 11 am. To highlight the significance of the event, all key figures in the executive (the [[government of Ireland]]), the legislature (Oireachtas) and the judiciary attend, as do members of the [[diplomatic corps]] and other invited guests.

During the period of the [[Irish Free State]] (1922 to 1937), the [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State|governor-general]] had been installed into office as the representative of [[the Crown]] in a low-key ceremony, twice in [[Leinster House]] (the seat of the [[Oireachtas]]), but in the case of the last governor-general, [[Domhnall Ua Buachalla]], in his brother's [[drawing room]]. By contrast, the [[Constitution of Ireland]] adopted in 1937 requires the president's oath of office be taken in public.