It's the highest office in the land and soon it will have a new occupant. A few days to find her feet, briefings aplenty, and a full in-tray awaits.
One of the first and immediate matters will be her appointments to the Council of State and her inauguration speech - a chance to set out the theme of her presidency.
A glimpse perhaps into what kind of First Citizen she intends to be.
"It's a very important speech," says Gerard Howlin, former political adviser and current communications specialist.
"It will set the tone for the new president's agenda. Who she is, what she stands for, and getting that right, which she has only one chance to do so, will preoccupy the president-elect from their declaration to their inauguration," he says.
"It's an opportunity to see what the president's priorities will be ... it's really up to them. It's a blank sheet of paper," he says.
Once ensconced in the Áras, there will be set engagements to carry out, but there will also be opportunities to come up with her own agenda.
'Curtailments in the office'
President Michael D Higgins showed he had few qualms about speaking up, the question is will our next president follow suit?
With issues like housing and neutrality likely to remain to the fore, her relationship with the Government will always be closely watched for any hints of criticisms or slights.
"The primary duty of the president is to sign into law what has been passed by the Oireachtas," says Dr Jennifer Kavanagh, Law Lecturer, South East Technological University.
"The president has no policy role. So, while the president may make certain statements on their own behalf, and we've had very active presidents who were quite clear about where they stand on certain issues, like Michael D Higgins, Mary Robinson, and Mary McAleese … she will have to be mindful of the fact they they have curtailments in the office," she says.
"I think the president should deal with domestic issues very carefully, because upon taking the role they are above politics. On the one hand, they want to speak and empathise for the Irish people … and yet to understand that it is for the government of the day … to decide on policy," adds Mr Howlin.
United Ireland debate 'not going to go away'
The question of a united Ireland looks likely to grow louder over the next seven years, what role the president plays in that conversation will likely be scrutinised.
"The debate over a united Ireland, it's not going to go away," says Dr Kavanagh.
"Now, whether it is a vote that will happen over the term of the new president, is slightly doubtful … but it is an issue that is going to continue," she says.
While it's an issue largely for politicians, the president is in a "unique position" to provide a platform and a place for the discussion, says Mr Howlin.
"I think the president's role in terms of the public conversation around the united Ireland can be quite constructive, but it also needs a certain distance. It is not for them to be at the cutting edge, the rough and tumble of perhaps divisive political discussion," he says.
Representing Ireland abroad
A significant part of the job is representing Ireland abroad - foreign travel intrinsic to the role.
So too is hosting and opening up the Áras to local visitors.
And of course there'll be the foreign dignitaries too. None comes bigger than the US president - any visit to the Áras will be a high level affair.
"No, it's not tricky. It's very straightforward," says Mr Howlin
"There are all sorts of countries in the world with all sorts of regimes, all sorts of personalities… The president's role is crystal clear. If there was a visiting head of state … their role is to welcome them well and warmly, and I'm confident the president will do that."
'There are only so many hours in the day'
Like anyone starting a new job, the initial challenge for the new president will be finding their way around.
The time for bedding in though will be limited as the demands will be on from the start.
"The president will be besieged by people wanting to see her," says Mr Howlin.
"There are only so many hours in the day, but she'd have an enormous mail sack of people and organisations saying, 'Dear president, can we come and see you? Or can you come and visit us?’"
A new president, with a new energy, she may have to hit the ground running.
