Seal of the president of Ireland
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The presidential seal (
act of the Oireachtas.[2] It is a single-sided "dry seal" impressed directly onto the fabric of the document, leaving a relief of its design without sealing wax or ink.[3]
Design
The physical seal is a metal disc about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter. The image is an
Republic of Ireland Act,[9]
but no change was made.
Use
| External images | |
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 Document stamped with the Seal of the President giving notice of his 2020 government appointments on the advice of the Taoiseach.[10] | |
| Presentation of the Seal by Chief Justice Frank Clarke to President Michael D. Higgins at his 2018 inauguration.[11] |
The seal remains in the custody of the current president or, in his absence, the
the inauguration of a new president, the chief justice presents the seal to him.[11]
The 1937 Constitution of Ireland created the office of President of Ireland and defines most of its powers. It specifies several situations in which the president must send a message "under his hand and seal":[2]
- notifying the Oireachtas (parliament) of agreeing or refusing to an ordinary referendum[13]
- appointing or dismissing discretionary members of the Council of State[14]
- dismissing (after impeachment) the Comptroller and Auditor General[15] or a judge[16]
It specifies other cases where his signature is required:
- signing bills into law[17]
- signing an enrolled text of the Constitution[18]
While not always expliclity required by the Constitution, in practice each exercise of his official functions is accompanied by a signed and sealed document.officers' commissions into the Defence Forces must carry the seal.[23] The office of the president maintains registers of bills, diplomatic documents, and other "Executed Documents" to which the seal has been applied, older volumes of which are in file PRES 3 of the National Archives of Ireland.[24]
Since the
Full Powers instruments relating to the Treaties of the European Union.[26]
See also
References
Sources
- McDunphy, Michael (1945). "XXIII. The Presidential Seal". The President of Ireland: His Powers, Functions and Duties. Dublin: Browne and Nolan. pp. 87–89. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Presidential Seal Act 1937 [No 37 of 1937]". Acts of the Oireachtas (in English and Irish). Oireachtas. 25 November 1937. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Constitution of Ireland". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
Citations
- ^ Presidential Seal Act 1937 (Irish-language translation) s.2
- ^ a b McDunphy 1945 p.87
- ^ a b McDunphy 1945 p.88
- ^ McDunphy 1945 pp.88–89
- ^ Office of the Secretary to the President (20 November 1937). "PRES 1/P 23". National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Harp Emblem - 20th century to the present day". An Chomhairle Leabharlanna (Irish Library Council). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "In Committee on Finance. — Presidential Seal Bill, 1937—Money Resolution". Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil) debates. Oireachtas. 24 November 1937. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "In Committee on Finance. - Presidential Seal Bill, 1937—Committee Stage". Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil) debates. Oireachtas. 24 November 1937. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "NAI TSCH/3/S14507 Handwritten minute from Nicholas G. Nolan to Rónán Ó Foghludha (Dublin) Dublin, 2 April 1949". Documents on Irish Foreign Policy. Vol. IX: 1948–1951. Royal Irish Academy. 2014. No. 297. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ O'Leary, Art [@ArtOLeary] (27 June 2020). "All set for the appointment of Members of Cabinet by @PresidentIRL" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 June 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Anderson, Nicola (12 November 2018). "Pomp, ceremony and laughter as Michael D takes office for second stint in the Áras". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ McDunphy 1945 pp.87–88
- ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 27.5.1°, 27.6
- ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.3, 31.7
- ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 33.5.3°
- ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 35.4.3°
- ^ Constitution of Ireland, Articles 13.3.1°, 25.2, 25.3, 27.6, 46.5
- ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 25.5.2°
- ^ Doolan, Brian (1984). Constitutional law and constitutional rights in Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. p. 41.
- ^ "President Presents Taoiseach With Seal Of Office". Diary. Office of the President of Ireland. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Presidential Seal Act 1937 s.2(2)
- ^ Presidential Seal Act 1937 s.3(2)b
- ^ Defence Act 1954, s. 42: Appointment of officers, and commissions (No. 18 of 1954, s. 42). Enacted on 13 May 1954. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
- ^ "Office of Secretary to the President: registers". Catalogue. National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2019.; "Record series descriptions (continued)". Exhibition of the records of the Office of the Secretary to the President. National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Walshe, Joseph P. (26 October 1937). "Memorandum on external seals to Eamon de Valera". Documents on Irish Foreign Policy. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Treaties". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Tabs "Consent to be Bound", "Full Powers". Retrieved 24 April 2019.
External links
- Photograph of the model of the seal of the President of Ireland National Archives of Ireland
- ARP/3006: "Full Size Sketch showing Decoration of Harp" made in 1943 from the Presidential Seal for the seal of the Air Raid Precautions branch
- Oireachtas debates on the Presidential Seal Bill 1937