Editing President of Ireland (section)

===Special limitations===
*The president may not leave the state without the consent of the government.<ref name="coiart12-9">Constitution of Ireland: Article 12.9</ref>
*Every formal address or message "to the nation" or to either or both Houses of the Oireachtas must have prior approval of the government.<ref>Constitution of Ireland: Article 13.7</ref> Other than on these two (quite rare) occasions, there is no limitation on the president's right to speak. While earlier presidents were exceptionally cautious in delivering speeches and on almost every occasion submitted them for vetting, [[Mary Robinson]] and [[Mary McAleese]] made much more use of their right to speak without government approval, with McAleese doing many live television and radio interviews. Nonetheless, by convention presidents refrain from direct criticism and commentary of the government.