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The Irish presidential election of 1997 was held on 30 October 1997. It was the eleventh presidential election to be held in Ireland and only the sixth to be contested […]

The Irish presidential election of 1990 was the tenth presidential election to be held in Ireland and only the fifth to be contested by more than one candidate and the […]

In the Irish presidential election of 1983 outgoing President Patrick Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. Though former Nobel Peace Prize and Lenin Peace Prize […]

The Irish presidential election of 1976 was precipitated by the sudden resignation of President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh in October 1976 following an attack on him by Paddy Donegan the Minister […]

The Irish presidential election of 1974 resulted from the sudden death in office of President Erskine H. Childers. Initially all parties secretly agreed to nominate the late president’s widow Rita […]

The Irish presidential election of 1973 was held on 30 May 1973. Incumbent president Éamon de Valera was 90 years old and constitutionally barred from seeking a third term. His […]

The Irish presidential election of 1959 was held on 17 June 1959. Fianna Fáil’s founder and longtime leader Taoiseach Éamon de Valera (under pressure from members of his party) decided […]

The Irish presidential election of 1966 was the fifth presidential election in Ireland and was held on 1 June 1966. Outgoing president Éamon de Valera 83 and with a rapidly […]

In the Irish presidential election of 1952 the second held since the creation of the office in 1937 the outgoing president Seán T. O’Kelly decided to seek a second term. […]

The Irish presidential election of 1945 was held on 14 June 1945. It was Ireland’s first contested presidential election. With the decision of the outgoing president Douglas Hyde not to […]