Mary McAleese
IrelandpoliticianFemaleb. 19535.9Global Dominance: 0.00%Mary McAleese served as the eighth President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011, becoming the first woman to hold the position since the office was established. A lawyer by profession, she is known for her commitment to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, as well as her work in promoting social justice, equality, and the integration of the GAA with women's Gaelic sports organizations post-presidency.
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Mary McAleese thought she could help integrate the women and men’s GAA associations.
Why women’s struggle to get on the ‘boss-man’s ladder’ has got harder – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-17
Catherine Connolly was inducted into the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an honour previously bestowed on Mary McAleese.
Connolly returns to divisive issue of Northern Ireland during Scotland visit – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-17
Mary McAleese walked away from the steering committee tasked with integrating the GAA, Camogie Association and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association.
Both men and women built the GAA. It’s time women were given equal treatment – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-12
Mary McAleese has felt compelled to stand down as chair of the committee charged with integrating the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association.
GAA’s commitment to integration under scrutiny – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-12
Mary McAleese resigned as chair of the integration steering committee and criticized the GAA for misogyny.
equality deferred – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-11Mary McAleese is noted for being a Belfast woman who could not vote for herself in the presidential election 29 years ago.
Northern nationalists are right to detect bias from their counterparts in the Republic – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-11
Mary McAleese is a former president and has been vocal about the need for integration within the GAA.
GAA clubs on grassroots integration – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-11
Mary McAleese is the former president who resigned from a steering group on GAA integration.
Oliver Callan shows his acerbic side with short sharp shot at GAA ‘gobshitery’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-11
Mary McAleese stepped down as chair of the Steering Group on Integration, expressing doubts about the current GAA leadership's ability to achieve integration.
Simon Harris says he holds out hope that GAA integration will ‘get over the line’ in 2027 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-10
Mary McAleese has been involved in the GAA as the chair of the integration steering group.
Mary McAleese may have done the GAA a favour by burning the boats – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-10Mary McAleese effectively took the legs out from under those within its corridors of power when she stood down as chair of the Steering Group on Integration.
The five main stumbling blocks on the road to Gaelic games integration – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-10Mary McAleese made claims of misogyny within the GAA, which were challenged by its president.
GAA challenges Mary McAleese’s ‘offensive’ suggestion of misogyny at top level – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-09
Mary McAleese has been the most immediate beneficiary of the shift in political norms established by Mary Robinson.
Mary Robinson transformed what it meant to be president – and former president – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-31
Mary McAleese was remembered for her welcoming leadership during her term of office.
Border Protestants still reeling from abuse of Heather Humphreys – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-11
Mary McAleese was the then-president whom the author served drinks to while on drugs.
An insane sequence of events led to me to quit the office job I hated – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-21
Mary McAleese is among the notable figures to be interviewed in Ray D'Arcy's podcast, Being Human.
‘I’ve lost my job and my mother. What’s going to happen next?’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-06
Mary McAleese is a former president of Ireland who has also been dressed by Louise Kennedy.
‘I loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrods’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-28
Former president Mary McAleese has criticized Catholic Church teachings as 'rancid' and in need of updating.
Some Catholic teaching is ‘rancid’ and needs updating, says Mary McAleese – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-31
Mary McAleese is one of the three presidents during the tribunal's duration.
Moriarty tribunal enters 30th year, racking up €78m in costs – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-15
Dr Mary McAleese, academic civil and canon lawyer, is author of Children’s Rights and Obligations in Canon Law: the Christening Contract.
Baptism denies babies their human rights – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-11
Then Irish president Mary McAleese attended Mass at St Patrick’s Church in Bondi.
‘The streets are empty, everyone is staying at home’Ireland· 2025-12-14
Mary McAleese recalls Queen Elizabeth’s May 2011 visit to Ireland.
You can’t help but think, better them than us – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-03
Mary McAleese served as president when the Belfast Agreement was signed, which set out a shared vision for the future.
The six lines that tell us what sort of president Catherine Connolly will be – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-12Mary McAleese is a former president of Ireland and a past pupil of St Dominic’s Grammar School for girls.
‘New York is beautiful. But it’s not quite Belfast’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-08
Mary McAleese took office on November 11th, which is also Remembrance Day.
DUP’s Emma Little-Pengelly will not attend Catherine Connolly inauguration – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-07
Former president Mary McAleese was among those who attended Sr Stan's funeral.
Sr Stan remembered as powerhouse of good who offered ‘hope for the hopeless’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-07
Mary McAleese was one of the politicians who visited Sr Stan at the Focus Ireland café.
Sr Stan remembered by Focus Ireland café staff – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-03
Mary McAleese made unionist engagement a theme of her presidency.
Fine Gael’s anti-British rhetoric came back to bite Áras hopeful Heather Humphreys – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-30
Mary McAleese was the second female President of Ireland, recognized for her articulate and inclusive leadership.
This election wasn’t a lurch to the left, but a victory for Keep The Other Lot Out politics – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-29
Outgoing president Mary McAleese invited the Higgins family to the Áras for dinner when he was first elected.
Catherine Connolly won the presidential election. What happens next? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-26
