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Mac Mánais, Ray. Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa. Beathaisnéis. Ray Mac Mánais. Indreabhán, Conamara, Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2003. 23 cm. 416 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Mary Patricia McAleese (Irish: Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa;born 27 June 1951) is an Irish Fianna Fáil and Independent politician who served as the eighth President of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. She was the second female president of Ireland. She was first elected in 1997, succeeding Mary Robinson, making McAleese the world's first woman to succeed another as president. She was reelected unopposed for a second term in office in 2004. McAleese is the first president of Ireland to have come from either Northern Ireland or Ulster. McAleese graduated in Law from Queen's University Belfast. In 1975, she was appointed Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College, Dublin and in 1987, she returned to her alma mater, Queen's, to become director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies. In 1994, she became the first female pro-vice-chancellor of Queen's University. She worked as a barrister and as a journalist with RTÉ. She is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. McAleese used her time in office to address issues concerning justice, social equality, social inclusion, anti-sectarianism and reconciliation. She described her presidency's theme as Building Bridges. This bridge-building materialised in her attempts to reach out to the unionist community in Northern Ireland. These steps included celebrating the Twelfth of July at Áras an Uachtaráin and taking communion in a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, for which she incurred some criticism from some of the Irish Catholic hierarchy. Though a practising Roman Catholic, McAleese holds liberal views on homosexuality and women ..
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"Maire Mhic Ghiolla Iosa: Beathaisneis" charts the journey of Mary McAleese on her pilgrimage from Ardoyne to the Phoenix Park. Authorised by the President, it includes excerpts from private diaries and papers from before her Presidency, and interviews with members of her family, colleagues and acquaintances. Mary McAleese chose Building Bridges as the slogan of her Presidential campaign, and determined that if elected she would strive to provide a sense of inclusiveness in society to those who felt marginalised, and for reconciliation between societies who had been split asunder, most particularly due to sectarianism. It is no surprise that she would have chosen such a theme, as it reflects much of her life's work, and the unique life experience that she brings to the office. Born in Ardoyne in Belfast, she had first hand experience of life in Northern Ireland at its most violent. Her family suffered attacks, and murder attempts, as did many friends. The book recounts all the horror and joy of her childhood and adolescence, her first encounter with Martin McAleese, and indeed his friend who was first to take her eye.
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Ray Mac Manais was born in 1949 in Ardoyne, Belfast, and now lives in Co. Meath. He has written poetry, children's books, plays, and television scripts for RTE and BBC, and has been awarded prizes in numerous literary competitions. He was appointed the President's Irish tutor in 1997 following her election. He is principal of an all-Irish primary school in Dublin.
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- PublisherClo Iar-Chonnachta Teo
- Publication date2003
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- ISBN 13 9781902420561
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Book Description Condition: New. 2003. An Ch?ad Chl? Hardcover. "Crua/Hardback 416 lch. Toghadh M?ire Mhic Ghiolla ?osa ina hocht? Uachtar?n na h?ireann i 1997.? Sa bheathaisn?is ?daraithe seo tugann Ray Mac M?nais l?argas d?inn ar shaol eisceacht?il na mn? cr?ga seo, agus an t-aistear a chuir s? di ? Ard Eoin go tairseach ?ras an Uachtar?in, lena h?it a ghlacadh mar an ch?ad Ultach sa phost.?Is cinnte go mbeidh t?ir ar an leabhar seo, a bhfuil sleachta as dialanna agus p?ip?ir phearsanta Mh?ire, a bhaineann lena saol sula ndearnadh Uachtar?n di, ann.? Sa leabhar t? agallaimh leis an Uachtar?n, lena muintir, lena comhghleacaithe, lena lucht aitheantais agus le baill den chl?ir, ina measc Fr Alex Reid, Annie Maguire agus an Mons. Denis Faul.? Cuntas f?orsp?isi?il a fhaighimid ann ar bhean chr?ifeach, spiorad?lta, n?r lig d'aon chonstaic ? a chuir d? treoir. M?ire Mhic Ghiolla ?osa: Beathaisn?is charts the fascinating journey of an inspirational woman, on her pilgrimage from Ardoyne to the Phoenix Park.? Authorised by the President, it includes excerpts from private diaries and papers from before her Presidency, and interviews with members of her family, colleagues and acquaintances.? It tells the real success story of a determined, spirited woman, the first Northerner to hold the office of President of Ireland Mary McAleese is a woman who has never been afraid to speak her mind, and has often courted controversy, and her biography is certainly a page-turner.? It includes interviews with Fr Alex Reid, Annie Maguire and Monsignor Denis Faul, among others, as well as extensive interviews with the President.? It paints a picture of a woman who has worked incessantly for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, and who stands by her convictions.? A riveting read, and a tremendous insight into the life of Mary McAleese up until her inauguration.?". First edition copy. . . . Seller Inventory # 190242056X
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Book Description Condition: New. 2003. An Chéad Chló. Hardcover. "Crua/Hardback 416 lch. Toghadh Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa ina hochtú Uachtarán na hÉireann i 1997. Sa bheathaisnéis údaraithe seo tugann Ray Mac Mánais léargas dúinn ar shaol eisceachtúil na mná cróga seo, agus an t-aistear a chuir sí di ó Ard Eoin go tairseach Áras an Uachtaráin, lena háit a ghlacadh mar an chéad Ultach sa phost.Is cinnte go mbeidh tóir ar an leabhar seo, a bhfuil sleachta as dialanna agus páipéir phearsanta Mháire, a bhaineann lena saol sula ndearnadh Uachtarán di, ann. Sa leabhar tá agallaimh leis an Uachtarán, lena muintir, lena comhghleacaithe, lena lucht aitheantais agus le baill den chléir, ina measc Fr Alex Reid, Annie Maguire agus an Mons. Denis Faul. Cuntas fíorspéisiúil a fhaighimid ann ar bhean chráifeach, spioradálta, nár lig d?aon chonstaic í a chuir dá treoir. Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa: Beathaisnéis charts the fascinating journey of an inspirational woman, on her pilgrimage from Ardoyne to the Phoenix Park. Authorised by the President, it includes excerpts from private diaries and papers from before her Presidency, and interviews with members of her family, colleagues and acquaintances. It tells the real success story of a determined, spirited woman, the first Northerner to hold the office of President of Ireland Mary McAleese is a woman who has never been afraid to speak her mind, and has often courted controversy, and her biography is certainly a page-turner. It includes interviews with Fr Alex Reid, Annie Maguire and Monsignor Denis Faul, among others, as well as extensive interviews with the President. It paints a picture of a woman who has worked incessantly for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, and who stands by her convictions. A riveting read, and a tremendous insight into the life of Mary McAleese up until her inauguration.". First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 190242056X
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