He said nobility and honours which confer a Sir, Marquis, Duke etc require advance permission of the Irish govt
In Irish the constitution says the president must have "ag a bhfuil cúig bliana tríochad slán" / "completed their 35 years” (be 35+)
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In English it says they must have reached their 35th year, as in, can be 34. But the Irish version is upheld, the president has to be 35+.
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Ó Conaill said the constitution says Irish is THE official language + English is AN official language. This is only in the Irish text.
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