Editing Oath of office (section)

==Ireland==
The [[Constitution of Ireland]] specifies, for each of three offices, a "declaration" which the holder must "make and subscribe" before taking office.<ref name="ireland=bunreacht">[http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/upload/static/256.htm Constitution of Ireland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516102833/http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/upload/static/256.htm |date=May 16, 2010 }}, Articles 12.8, 31.4, 34.5.1°</ref> 
{|class="wikitable"
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! Office !! Declaration: In the presence of Almighty God I, (name), do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that I will...
|-
| [[President of Ireland|President]] || ...maintain the Constitution of Ireland and uphold its laws, that I will fulfil my duties faithfully and conscientiously in accordance with the Constitution and the law, and that I will dedicate my abilities to the service and welfare of the people of Ireland. May God direct and sustain me.
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| Member of the [[Council of State (Ireland)|Council of State]] || ...faithfully and conscientiously fulfil my duties as a member of the Council of State.
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| [[Courts of the Republic of Ireland|Judge]] || ...duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and power execute the office of (office) without fear or favour, affection or ill-will towards any man, and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws. May God direct and sustain me.
|}
The declarations' references to God were criticised in a 1993 report of the [[United Nations Human Rights Committee]].<ref name="ireland-crg"/> The 1996 Constitution Review Group proposed that the President and members of the Council of State should be permitted to substitute a non-religious affirmation.<ref name="ireland-crg"/> In contrast, it recommended a uniform non-religious oath for all judges, on the basis that impartiality was more central to the judicial function and would be compromised by providing a choice of words.<ref name="ireland-crg">{{cite web|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721123405/http://www.constitution.ie/reports/crg.pdf |url=http://www.constitution.ie/reports/crg.pdf|title=Report|last=Constitution Review Group|date=July 1996|publisher=Stationery Office|access-date=7 March 2011|location=Dublin |pages=26, 113, 157}}</ref>

The "solemn declaration" for members of the [[Garda Síochána]] was revised in 2005. Its reference to God may be omitted. Members pledge not to "belong to or subscribe to, any [[political party]] or [[secret society]] whatsoever".<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2005/en/act/pub/0020/sec0016.html Section 16, Garda Síochána Act 2005] [[Irish Statute Book]].</ref> In [[Irish Defence Forces|the Defence Forces]], the "Oath or Declaration" differs between permanent and reserve forces, and between commissioned officers and enlisted members.<ref>Schedules 6–10, [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1954/en/act/pub/0018/print.html Defence Act 1954]  Irish Statute Book</ref> The wording makes no reference to God; it was changed in 1979 when [[Women in the military|women]] were first admitted.<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1979/en/act/pub/0028/sec0006.html Section 6, Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1979] Irish Statute Book.</ref>

{{main|Oath of Allegiance (Ireland)}}
Members of the [[Oireachtas]] and of the [[Government of Ireland|Government]] do not make any oath. From the foundation of the [[Irish Free State]] in 1922, both had to make an oath of allegiance to [[Constitution of the Irish Free State|the Constitution]] and of [[fidelity]] to King [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]].<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1922/en/act/pub/0001/sched1.html Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann)] Articles 17, 55</ref> This controversial provision of the 1921 [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]]<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1922/en/act/pub/0001/sched2.html Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921] Article 4</ref> contributed to the [[Irish Civil War|Civil War of 1922–23]]. The Oath was abolished by [[Fianna Fáil]] in 1932–33.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1933/en/act/pub/0006/print.html| title = Constitution (Removal of Oath) Act, 1933}}</ref> Since then, Oireachtas members are required by [[rules of order|standing orders]] to sign the roll before first taking their seats. The [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State]] took the same Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office as the [[Governor General of Canada]]. This did not take place in public.