Mary McAleese is a journalist who Become President IA is the eighth President of Ireland. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 27, 1951. Mary McAleese became the second woman president of Ireland in 1997. Before becoming head of state elected, she was a lawyer, journalist, academic and Pro Vice-Chancellor Queen’s University. Despite having represented Ireland at a conference abroad, the first child of nine brothers is not held political office before the general election. Irish residents get to know her as a broadcaster and social activist. Throughout her leadership, McAleese has set herself to build bridges between the communities of North and South of Ireland.
