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Ultimo giorno da presidente per Mary McAleese

Irish President Mary McAleese performs her final engagement

The outgoing Irish President Mary McAleese performed her final official engagement on Thursday.

Mary McAleeseShe opened a new accommodation block for homeless men in Dublin city centre.

Mrs McAleese will move out of her official residence this afternoon along with her husband Martin.

She will formally relinquish her role as president on Friday when her successor, Michael D Higgins, becomes the ninth president of Ireland.

Mrs McAleese said the progress made in Northern Ireland over the last decade was one of the best aspects of her time as president.

“I just want to say to all my friends and family in Northern Ireland that it has been one of the greatest joys of my life, these 14 years, to see the huge release into civil society and body politic in Northern Ireland of so much repressed friendship, to see peace on the streets, it’s a joy,” she said.

Mrs McAleese will say goodbye to her staff at Aras an Uachtarain before leaving the residence she had lived in in Phoenix Park for the last 14 years.

Over the past few weeks, she held a number of receptions for large groups of people who have helped her while president.

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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