Modern Usage
The historic 1947 Rolls-Royce has continued to be used in some state ceremonies, such as the National Day of Commemoration and most notably at the Irish presidential inauguration, where the car is used to transport the President (or president-elect) to and from the ceremony in Dublin Castle. It was used most recently at the 2004 inauguration of the eighth president of Ireland, Mary McAleese. However, at the inauguration of Michael D. Higgins in November 2011, the Rolls Royce was not used, but the official Mercedes-Benz S-Class was used instead.
For day to day transport, the President uses a Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Read more about this topic: Presidential State Car (Ireland)
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