List of spouses of the president of Ireland explained

The spouse of the president of Ireland is the wife or husband of the president of Ireland. The terms "first lady" and "first gentleman" are not used in any official context.^[1]

List of spouses

!Image!Name!Dates of marriage!President (spouse)

	Lucy Kurtz	1893–1938	Douglas Hyde
	Mary Kate Ryan	1918–1934	Seán T. O'Kelly
	Phyllis Ryan	1936–1966
	Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin	1910–1975	Éamon de Valera
	Ruth Ellen Dow	1925–1950	Erskine H. Childers
	Rita Dudley	1952–1974
		1943–1978	Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
	Maeve Finnegan	1955–2008	Patrick Hillery
	Nicholas Robinson	1970–present	Mary Robinson
	Martin McAleese	1976–present	Mary McAleese
	Sabina Coyne	1974–present	Michael D. Higgins

Notes

See also

• List of spouses or partners of the Taoiseach

Notes and References

1. News: Sabina Higgins and the unwritten rules for 'first lady'. The Irish Times. Brian. Boyd. 12 May 2016. 7 July 2021.