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Since 1921, there have been three different prime ministerial offices in Northern Ireland. The most recent structure, the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, represents a diarchy. As such, there is no longer a singular executive office, but rather a dual office.
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 the nomination of 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.
Varadkar stated he had received guarantees from the UK there would be no hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. He later said he and his cabinet had "achieved all we set out to achieve" during the talks before quoting former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, by saying "This is not the end but it is the end of the beginning".
Leo Varadkar announced on Wednesday he was stepping down as Ireland's prime minister in a surprise move, saying the country's coalition government would stand a better chance of reelection under ...
No. Name Entered office Left office Period No. Period length Length in days [h] 2 Éamon de Valera: 9 March 1932 [e] 18 February 1948 1 15 years, 11 months, 16 days 5,824 11 Bertie Ahern: 26 June 1997 7 May 2008 1 10 years, 10 months, 11 days 3,968 1 W. T. Cosgrave: 6 December 1922 9 March 1932 1 9 years, 3 months, 4 days 3,381 [k] 4 Seán ...
This is a list of public-representative office-holders in Ireland. It includes both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland , as well as offices within the Lordship of Ireland (1171–1542), the Kingdom of Ireland (1542–1800) and for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
Simon Harris has become the youngest-ever prime minister of Ireland, officially taking office in Dublin on Tuesday after Leo Varadkar suddenly stepped down last month.. Harris, 37, ran unopposed ...
Ireland’s political leaders have congratulated incoming UK prime minister Rishi Sunak on his appointment. Irish premier Micheal Martin offered his congratulations to former chancellor Mr Sunak ...