Editing President of Ireland (section)

==List of presidents of Ireland==
The functions of the president were exercised by the [[Presidential Commission (Ireland)|Presidential Commission]] from the coming into force of the Constitution on 29 December 1937 until the election of Douglas Hyde in 1938, and during the vacancies of 1974, 1976, and 1997.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br />{{small|(birth–death)}}
! rowspan=2| Previous service
! colspan=3| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Nominated by
! rowspan=2| Election
|-
! Took&nbsp;office (00:00) 
! Left&nbsp;office (24:00)
! Time in office
|-
|rowspan=2|1
|rowspan=2|{{CSS image crop|Image=Douglas Hyde, circa 1940.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|rowspan=2|[[Douglas Hyde]]<br/>{{small|(1860–1949)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]<br/>{{small|(1922–1925, 1938)}}
|rowspan=2|25 June 1938
|rowspan=2|24 June 1945
| rowspan=2| 7 years
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|rowspan=2|[[1938 Irish presidential election|1938]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2|{{CSS image crop|Image=Sean T O'Kelly, 1949.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|rowspan=2|[[Seán T. O'Kelly]]<br/>{{small|(1882–1966)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Tánaiste]]<br/>{{small|(1932–1945)}}
|rowspan=2|25 June 1945
|rowspan=2|24 June 1959
| rowspan=2| 14 years
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[1945 Irish presidential election|1945]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|Himself
|[[1952 Irish presidential election|1952]]
|-
|rowspan=2|3
|rowspan=2|{{CSS image crop|Image=Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland, in 1960s (43915959314).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|rowspan=2|[[Éamon de Valera]]<br/>{{small|(1882–1975)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Taoiseach]]<br/>{{small|(1932–1948, 1951–1954, 1957–1959)}}
|rowspan=2|25 June 1959
|rowspan=2|24 June 1973
| rowspan=2| 14 years
! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[1959 Irish presidential election|1959]]
|-
|Himself
|[[1966 Irish presidential election|1966]]
|-
|4
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|[[Erskine Hamilton Childers]]<br/>{{small|(1905–1974)}}
|[[Tánaiste]]<br/>{{small|(1969–1973)}}
|25 June 1973
|17 November 1974
| {{ayd|25 June 1973|17 November 1974}}
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[1973 Irish presidential election|1973]]
|-
|5
|rowspan=1|{{CSS image crop|Image=Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, 1975 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|{{nowrap|[[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]]}}{{efn|His name is sometimes given in the alternative spelling of '''Carroll O'Daly'''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lentz |first=Harris M. |title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 |publisher=Taylor and Francis |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-134-26490-2 |location=Hoboken, NJ |page=421}}</ref>}}<br/>{{small|(1911–1978)}}
|[[Chief Justice of Ireland]]<br/>{{small|(1961–1973)}}
|19 December 1974
|22 October 1976
| {{ayd|19 December 1974|22 October 1976}}
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|''All-party nomination''
|[[1974 Irish presidential election|1974]]
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|rowspan=2|{{CSS image crop|Image=Patrick Hillery (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|rowspan=2|[[Patrick Hillery]]<br/>{{small|(1923–2008)}}
|rowspan=2|[[European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights|European Commissioner for Social Affairs]]<br/>{{small|(1973–1976)}}
|rowspan=2|3 December 1976
|rowspan=2|2 December 1990
| rowspan=2| 14 years
! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[1976 Irish presidential election|1976]]
|-
|Himself
|[[1983 Irish presidential election|1983]]
|-
|rowspan=3|7
|rowspan=3|{{CSS image crop|Image=Mary Robinson, May 1995 01 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|rowspan=3|[[Mary Robinson]]<br/>{{small|(born 1944)}}
|rowspan=3|[[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]<br/>{{small|(1969–1989)}}
|rowspan=3|3 December 1990
|rowspan=3|12 September 1997
| rowspan=3| {{ayd|3 December 1990|12 September 1997}}
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|rowspan=3|[[1990 Irish presidential election|1990]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}" |
|[[Workers' Party (Ireland)|Workers' Party]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|-
|rowspan=3|8
|rowspan=3|{{CSS image crop|Image=Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|rowspan=3|[[Mary McAleese]]<br>{{small|(born 1951)}}
|rowspan=3|Reid Professor of [[Criminal law]], [[Criminology]] and [[Penology]]<br/>at [[Trinity College Dublin]]
|rowspan=3|11 November 1997
|rowspan=3|10 November 2011
| rowspan=3| 14 years
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|rowspan=2|[[1997 Irish presidential election|1997]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
|[[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|Herself
|[[2004 Irish presidential election|2004]]
|-
|rowspan=2|9
|rowspan=2|{{CSS image crop|Image=2022 Michael D. Higgins (51988246304) (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}} 
|rowspan=2|[[Michael D. Higgins]]<br/>{{small|(born 1941)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Minister for Children, Disability and Equality|Minister for Arts, Culture and Gaeltacht]]<br/>{{small|(1993–1997)}}
|rowspan=2|11 November 2011
|rowspan=2|Incumbent
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|11 November 2011}}
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|[[2011 Irish presidential election|2011]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | 
|Himself
|[[2018 Irish presidential election|2018]]
|}

Former presidents who are able and willing to act are members of the [[Council of State (Ireland)|Council of State]].<ref>Constitution of Ireland: Article 31.2(ii)</ref>