President of Ireland ~ Ms. Mary Mc Aleese

On Saturday the 30th of October 1999, the President of Ireland Mrs. Mary McAleese accompanied by her husband Dr. Martin McAleese stayed with us here at Glenlo Abbey Hotel. To commemorate the visit to Glenlo Abbey Hotel, President Mary McAleese was presented with a book of poetry by Mr.John F Bourke.
The President was visiting Galway to give a speech at a Gala Banquet Celebrating 150 years of The National University of Galway.

A book of Poetry by WB Yeats, being presented to Mrs. Mary McAleese by Mr. John Bourke, on October 30th, 1999.

Mr. John Bourke with the President

Mary McAleese, inaugurated as the eighth President of Ireland in November1997, is the first person from Ulster to be elected Head of State.

President McAleese has a distinguished background in higher education, the law and in broadcasting. After graduating from Queens University Belfast she was called to the Northern Ireland Bar and practiced mainly in criminal and family law. She subsequently held a series of academic appointments, North and South, as well as becoming a respected current affairs broadcaster with RTE.

In 1994 she was appointed Pro Vice Chancellor of Queens’s University Belfast, the first woman to hold this position at the University. She has held many company directorships, chaired numerous government committees and has been involved in inter-church affairs and anti-sectarian causes. She has been a tireless campaigner against social injustice in areas such as housing, women’s rights, homelessness and prisoner’s rights.

A book of Poetry by WB Yeats, being presented to Mrs. Mary McAleese by Mr. John Bourke, on October 30th, 1999.

Letter of Thanks from President McAleese

The President Mrs. Mary McAleese & Dr. Martin McAleese meet and talk with the Management of the Hotel.

President McAleese with her Husband & Staff at Glenlo Abbey Hotel