But awards which confer an honoury title which means extra letters (eg Alan John Joyce AC) don’t need permission
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In Irish the constitution says the president must have "ag a bhfuil cúig bliana tríochad slán" / "completed their 35 years” (be 35+)
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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Bottom line: Joyce can keep his AC title, but it's not worth much in Ireland. I'm fascinated by this stuff but thought it was worth sharing.
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