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Seal of the president. The presidential seal (Irish: séala an uachtaráin [1]) is a seal used by the president of Ireland to authenticate his signature on official documents. . The Constitution of Ireland requires certain documents to be issued under the president's "hand and seal", and in other cases the seal is mandated by act of the Oireachtas
The island of Ireland, with border between Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland indicated.. Symbols of Ireland are marks, images, or objects that represent Ireland. Because Ireland was not partitioned until 1922, many of the symbols of Ireland predate the division into Southern Ireland (later Irish Free State and then Ireland) and Northern Ireland.
Upon the secession of the Irish Free State from the United Kingdom in 1922, the harp was taken as the emblem of the independent Irish state. Today, the image of the harp is used on the coins , passports and official seals of Ireland and is incorporated into the emblems of many bodies in Northern Ireland , such as the Police Service of Northern ...
The president of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. [2] The presidency is a predominantly ceremonial institution, serving as the representative of the Irish state both at home and abroad. [3]
The office of president was established in 1937, in part as a replacement for the office of governor-general that existed during the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. The seven-year term of office of the president was inspired by that of the presidents of Weimar Germany. At the time the office was established critics warned that the post might lead ...
The Great Seal of the Irish Free State (Irish: Séala Mór do Shaorstát Éireann) is either of two seals affixed to certain classes of official documents of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann): the "internal" Great Seal, used from 1925 for "internal" documents (of domestic law) signed by the Governor-General
Although the Free State Constitution did not mention any seal, [79] the letters patent appointing its first Governor-General mandated use of a Great Seal of the Irish Free State, with interim provision for use of the Governor-General's private seal. [80] [81] The Free State Great Seal was delivered in 1925 to a design agreed by the Executive ...
Dark blue, sometimes referred to as 'presidential blue', taken from both the Irish Presidential seal and the Irish quarter of the British Royal coat of arms, is historically considered a secondary national colour of Ireland, and frequently appears along with green on the kit of all-island teams e.g. hockey and rugby union.