The Taoiseach (/ ˈ t iː ʃ ə x / ⓘ) [d] is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. [a] The office is appointed by the President of Ireland upon nomination by Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.The Irish word taoiseach means "chief" or ...

Jan 23, 2025 · On that note, we are going to wrap up today’s live story on Government formation, but you can catch up on the day’s action with some of our best reads. Micheál Martin is Taoiseach again, a ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Micheál Martin (FF) - Taoiseach; Simon Harris (FG) - Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence; James Browne (FF) - Minister for Housing, Local Government and ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The Fianna Fáil leader won a vote by 95 votes to 76, and is set to become Taoiseach again this afternoon when he is presented with the seal of office by President Michael D. Higgins

Leo Varadkar was elected leader of Fine Gael in on 2 June 2017 and was appointed as Taoiseach on 14 June 2017. [4] At 38 years old he became the youngest person to hold the office, and Ireland's first openly gay head of government. [5] He later served as Tánaiste from 2020 to 2022 before becoming Taoiseach again in December 2022. [6] [7]

Jan 22, 2025 · First term as Taoiseach. The first came in February 2020, an election Fianna Fáil will say it won and many commentators will say no one won due to the near three-way tie between it, Fine Gael and ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Micheál Martin (FF) – Taoiseach. After leading Fianna Fail to win the most Dail seats in the General Election last month, Micheál Martin will return for another stint as Taoiseach.

Mar 22, 2024 · Simon Harris is set to become the new Fine Gael leader on Sunday after the closing date for nominations to contest the election was brought forward. The Minister for Higher Education is so far...

Mar 20, 2024 · Leo Varadkar has announced that he is stepping down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in a press conference earlier today. Varadkar has served as Taoiseach since December 2022, and previously from 2017 to 2020.

Nov 9, 2024 · Fine Gael tails were up. Taoiseach Varadkar and his minister for foreign affairs Simon Coveney won kudos for how they dealt with Brexit on the international stage.