![President and Sabina depart for a State Visit to the Federal Republic of Germany](/images/made/44d1dc18a2367c64/NO_FEE_CEREMONIAL_DEPART_TO_GERMANY_MX-3_720_492.jpg)
To mark the start of the President’s State Visit to Germany, the Defence Forces provided a guard of honour and an honour escort to the President.
State Visits by the President of Ireland usually start with a Departure Ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin, in which the Defence Forces provide a guard of honour and an honour escort to the President.
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